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This Marine Widow Turned Tragedy to Triumph

From HuffPost - Dr. Vivianne Wersel, now head of WNC-MOAA's Legislative Affairs team, ensured that no service member's death is discounted.

When Vivianne Wersel was starting her career as an audiologist — a health care professional who evaluates hearing and related medical concerns — she hardly thought that her career and life choices would eventually make her a fixture in the nation’s capital.

In fact, the realities of being married to an active duty Marine meant that Wersel had to restart her career every time that her family moved to a new base. “We had so many duty stations that I had to apply for a new license in every [more...]

Posted: 04/21/20 19:21 by WNC MOAA under "Personal"

Charles George VA Medical Center

Western North Carolina VA Health Care System copes with COVID-19 restrictions, continues great care

By Vance Janes

Charles George VA Medical Center Public Affairs Officer

The current environment created by the COVID-19 pandemic has provided unique opportunities for VA healthcare providers to go above and beyond in serving Veterans - even if it means catching up with them while they’re turkey hunting.

New Ways to See Veterans

Dr. David Wells, a Charles George VA Medical Center Primary Care physician, recently completed a phone visit with a 51-year-old [more...]

Posted: 04/14/20 20:00 by WNC MOAA under "COVID-19 News"

Charles George VA Medical Center

MyHealtheVet

While our facilities remain under restrictions, here are some good links for setup with MyHealtheVet for Veterans. MHV allows for premium account access, so Veterans can reorder prescriptions online, get health records and other services through MyHealtheVet.

If you need assistance accessing MyHealtheVet or enrolling in it you can contact the My HealtheVet Coordinator, Scott Pittillo email Scott

The [more...]

Posted: 03/17/20 21:17 by WNC Webmaster under "COVID-19 News"

VA Loan Information

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We realize you may be dealing with difficulties during the COVID-19 crisis. The Department [more...]