...-Friendly Version VA RETHINKS SHIFTING OF BEDFORD SERVICES -- "We will be doing a full analysis of the Bedford-Brockton option, and holding a public meeting ..." For more about consolidation at the Bedford and Brockton VA facilities, use the VA Watchdog ...4 --VA RETHINKS SHIFTING OF BEDFORD SERVICES --"We will be doing a full analysis of the Bedford-Brockton option,and holding a public meeting... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfDEC07/nf122607-4.htm
2. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-24-2007 #7 -- BEDFORD VA MAY LOSE SOME PROGRAMS -- Realignment of Boston-area VA facilities could see part of BEDFORD closed and the land leased to private developers.nf092407-7.htm
... have been considering ceasing operations at the Bedford campus completely, and relocating its services and programs to the Brockton VA. The new proposal, recommended ... would relocate to the 442-bed Brockton VA. Parts of the Bedford campus would be leased to developers who ... by the consulting firm Pricewaterhousecoopers involve closing Bedford and moving all services to Brockton. ... open all four VA medical centers in Bedford, Brockton, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury. The future of the Bedford campus and the rest of the region... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf092407-7.htm
... These additional options include: Consolidation of Bedford at Brockton, adding a community-based outpatient clinic in the Bedford area to ensure that access to outpatient services is not reduced to Bedford-area veterans. Consolidating Bedford to Brockton, adding a community-based outpatient clinic in the Bedford area and consolidating West Roxbury to Jamaica Plain. Consolidating Bedford to Brockton, adding a community-... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes SEP 06/newsflash09-11-2006-6.htm
... additional options include: - Consolidation of Bedford at Brockton, adding a Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in the Bedford area to ensure that access to outpatient services is not reduced to Bedford area veterans. - Consolidating Bedford to Brockton, adding a CBOC in the Bedford area and Consolidating West Roxbury to Jamaica Plain. - Consolidating Bedford to Brockton, adding a CBOC in... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes SEP 06/newsflash09-09-2006-8.htm
... to preserve the VA medical facilities in Bedford, Brockton, Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury. ... right decision to keep the hospitals in Bedford, Brockton, West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain open ... area. The veterans' communities of Brockton, Bedford, Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury will ... critical veterans' services provided by the Bedford, Brockton, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf050608-7.htm
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 03-08-2007 #7 -- BROCKTON VA PLAN TO SHIFT VETERANS CRITICIZED -- Substance abuse patients to joint mentally ill in lockdown ward.nf030807-7.htm
...08-2007 #7 -- BROCKTON VA PLAN TO SHIFT VETERANS CRITICIZED - ... page: Javascript Bookmark Printer Friendly Page BROCKTON VA PLAN TO SHIFT VETERANS CRITICIZED - ... abuse patients at the VA hospital in Brockton to a locked unit for mentally ill ... Administration officials said alcohol detoxification patients in Brockton will still get treatment but they will ..., she said. In turn, Brockton patients can go to VA centers in Providence or Bedford if we re at full capacity in Brockton, she said. However, Bill Mcclay, a night nurse at the Brockton detox unit who is mobilizing opposition to... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAR07/nf030807-7.htm
7. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-05-2007 #9 -- BOSTON-AREA VA HOSPITAL CONSOLIDATION PROPOSALS UNDER FIRE -- Veterans who struggle with long commutes and frustrating waits could have even more to worry about.nf020507-9.htm
... consolidate treatment services at its facilities in Bedford, Brockton, and Boston's West Roxbury ... would be to transfer inpatient care from Bedford to Brockton. "Transportation is a big issue ... would be to move inpatient care from Bedford to Brockton. Lawmakers are also concerned that the ...Mass., whose district includes the Bedford facility, said such a move would ... of whom already travel great distances to Bedford for treatment. "It's... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf020507-9.htm
... 4 VA Hospitals in Greater Boston (Bedford, Brockton, West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain) ... would now examine moving inpatient services from Bedford to Brockton and consolidating West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain ... Plain facilities and moving critical services from Bedford to Brockton, I believe that would hurt our ..., Veterans Agent for the City of Brockton, said that historically, disability claims ... the door, and physical therapists in Brockton with dozens more patients than they can... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes OCT 06/newsflash10-07-2006-4.htm
... its four Boston-area campuses -- Bedford, Brockton, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury. ... but selected for further study the possibility that Bedford's services could be moved to the Brockton campus, and that VA's Jamaica ..., along with another more limited transfer of Bedford's services to Brockton that would have retained nursing home and outpatient services at the Bedford campus. VA's review of these... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/vap08/vap050508-2.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 08-13-2007 #1 -- HOME FROM AMERICA'S WARS, YET HOMELESS IN ITS SUBURBS -- A significant number of homeless veterans are living in the shadows in the suburbs, perpetually navigating a revolving door between shelters, temporary homes, and the street.nf081307-1.htm
... homeless in its suburbs By Connie Paige, Globe Correspondent BEDFORD -- John Mccarthy hails from a proud military ... veterans at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford. Mccarthy is one of a significant number of ... according to research by the joint legislative committee. The Bedford center is one of only two in the state ... the federal government for veterans; the other is in Brockton. Other homeless shelters -- some exclusively for ... reasons, said Deborah Outing, a spokeswoman for the Bedford veterans hospital. Many have drug- and alcohol ... opening a facility for homeless veterans in September at the Bedford hospital, last month had 85 applicants for 60... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAUG07/nf081307-1.htm
