1. Carl Vinson VA Medical Center US Department of Veterans Affairs

2. Veterans Health Administration Veterans Benefits Administration National Cemetery Administration

3. VHA Goals for 2016

4. VA Under Secretary for Health’s Top 5 Priorities

5. Integrity Commitment Advocacy Respect Excellence

6. ExecutiveTeam Maryalice Morro, RN, MSN Director Gerald “Jay” DeWorth Gerald “Jay” DeWorth Associate Director Christopher D. Blasy, DO Chief of Staff Connie Hampton, DNP, RN Associate Director for Patient Care Services

7. GOALS 1.Ensure appropriate access for Veterans and for future growth 2.Improve the experience of Veterans and other stakeholders 3.Provide high quality health care services to Veterans 4.Ensure the safety of Veterans, employees, and other stakeholders 5.Enhance organizational health 6.Ensure appropriate infrastructure to ensure Veterans' needs are met 7.Increase efficiencies 8.Increase the number of partnerships to enhance the medical center's ability to fulfill its mission

8. The Carl Vinson VA Medical Center (CVVAMC) is one of 153 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers with five satellite clinics in Albany, Brunswick, Macon, Milledgeville, and Perry, Georgia Provides primary care and specialty services to 38,000 Veterans in 52 middle and south Georgia counties Largest employer in Laurens County, Georgia Construction began in October 1943; originally a US Navy hospital Became a VA hospital on Jan. 22, 1948 Once housed German POWs in brig cells after the end of WW II Visited by Helen Keller, April 30, 1948 CVVAMC History

9. Catchment Area 52 counties 38,000 Veterans middle & south Georgia

11. Albany 131 miles, 2:15 Brunswick 176 miles, 2:59 Tifton 102 miles, 2:03 Macon 50 miles, 00:45 Robins AFB 53 miles, 1 hour Eisenhower 82 miles, 1:35 Milledgeville 47 miles, 00:52 Perry 63 miles, 1:23

12. Perry, Ga 2370 S. Houston Lake Road Kathleen, GA 31047 Macon, Ga 5398 Thomaston Road, Suite B Macon, GA 31220 Albany, Ga Albany Marine Corps Logistics Base 814 Radford Blvd Albany, GA 31704 Milledgeville, Ga A Wing - 1st Floor Pete Wheeler Building 2249 Carl Vinson Hwy Milledgeville, GA 31061 Brunswick, Ga Summit Professional Plaza, Bldg. 2 Suite 200 (2nd Floor) 1111 Glynco Parkway Brunswick, GA 31525

13. Services... Primary Care Mental Health Domiciliary Homelessness Substance Abuse PTSD Audiology Optometry Pulmonary Dental Dietetics, MOVE program OEF/OIF/OND Geriatrics Physical Medicine & Rehab Compensation & Pension Surgery Urology Cardiology Care Coordination Center Suicide Prevention Ancillary Services Tele-Medicine: Tele-health, Tele-Mental Health, Tele-ICU Women’s Health HUD/VASH Vocational Rehab Long-term Care/CLC Hospice (under construction) Social Work

14. Census... Average Daily Census Acute hospital, 16 CLC, 161 Domiciliary, 115 Outpatient Surgeries, 10 Prescriptions 2,550 / day FY14 Outpatient Visits > 300,000 Daily Workforce... Facility staff - 1,300 VACO/VISN staff - 52 Contractors - 28 Volunteers - 15-20 GA Department of Veterans Service staff - 3

15. Dublin referrals to tertiary facilities... Dublin Atlanta Augusta Charleston DDEAMC

16. Patient Aligned Care Team-PACT Veteran LPNRNDoctor Pharmacist ClerkDietician Social Worker

17. Patient Centered Care (PCC) PARTNERSHIP Practitioners Patients Family ENHANCES Quality Safety Commitment Flexibility Empathy Advocacy Nurturance

18. 8A Community Living Center

19. 56 Bed Community Living Center Private & semi-private rooms, community living areas, dining areas, outdoor living areas

20. Hospice Care Unit 12 Unit Hospice/Palliative Care Unit

21. Improve parking Construct Mental Health building Tifton Clinic Macon Clinic re-location

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23. Our reason for being... To honor America’s heroes!