http://vtdigger.org/2010/07/08/care-closer-to-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=care-closer-to-home Independent, investigative news for Vermont Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:36:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://vtdigger.org/2010/07/08/care-closer-to-home/#comment-6143 Peter Dannenberg Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:07:02 +0000 http://vtdigger.org/?p=9022#comment-6143 "The Brattleboro CBOC is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays expect Tuesday, when the clinic is open from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m." Should be "except." “The Brattleboro CBOC is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays expect Tuesday, when the clinic is open from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.” Should be “except.”

]]> http://vtdigger.org/2010/07/08/care-closer-to-home/#comment-6142 barb morrow Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:36:33 +0000 http://vtdigger.org/?p=9022#comment-6142 What I don't understand is why we have to have separate, stand-alone clinics - and entire system devoted to just one sector of the population, deserving as they are. Why can't the benefits follow the vet instead of making them drive beyond the several hospitals in the state that CAN handle MOST of their health care concerns. It would also seem that non-VA hospitals would benefit from the specialists attracted to handle vet issues. I get that it's a military system, it just seems out-dated. What I don’t understand is why we have to have separate, stand-alone clinics – and entire system devoted to just one sector of the population, deserving as they are. Why can’t the benefits follow the vet instead of making them drive beyond the several hospitals in the state that CAN handle MOST of their health care concerns. It would also seem that non-VA hospitals would benefit from the specialists attracted to handle vet issues. I get that it’s a military system, it just seems out-dated.

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