St. Cloud V.A.

November is National Family Care Giver Month. The St. Cloud V.A. is recognizing care givers who offer services to veterans. I was joined this week on WJON by Jessica Behrendts from the Care Giver Support program at the St. Cloud V.A. and Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable from the St. Cloud V.A.

This month is sexual assault awareness month. Joy Finkelson is the Military Sexual Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program Coordinator at the St. Cloud V.A. Joy and St. Cloud V.A. Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable joined me on WJON today for our Voices for Veterans program.

The Asset and Infrastructure review process determined their recommendations for entire the Veterans Administration Health Care system which includes the St. Cloud V.A. Barry Venable is the Public Affairs Officer for the St. Cloud V.A. He says for the past 3 to 4 years the V.A. has been conducting research to determine the asset and infrastructure situation within the V.A. system.

The St. Cloud V.A. wants veterans to give the gift of health to themselves this holiday season. Whole Health Director Dr. Sean O'Mara and Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable from the St. Cloud V.A. joined me on WJON today.

The St. Cloud V.A. is waiting for the approval of booster COVID-19 Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines from the FDA. Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable joined me on WJON today. He says the V.A. is preparing for the go ahead to start administering 3rd doses/boosters to eligible veterans.

oday on WJON's Monthly Voices for Veterans feature I talked with St. Cloud V.A. Medical Chief of Staff Dr. Scott Bartely, Connected Care Communication Specialist Melissa LaFleur and Telehealth Coordinator Joan Houge. We were also joined by Public Affairs Officer Barry Venable from the St. Cloud V.A. We talked about how the St. Cloud V.A. is helping veterans during the COVID-19 outbreak and what steps they are taking to ensure the safety of staff and veterans during this time.