1. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-29-2007 #9 -- LIVERMORE TO LOSE VA FACILITIES -- Despite efforts by lawmakers, a VA medical facility and nursing home will ultimately be moved out of LIVERMORE and into California's Central Valley.nf092907-9.htm
... home will ultimately be moved out of Livermore and into California's Central Valley. Livermore, California VA For more about the Livermore VA facility, use the VA Watchdog ...------- Livermore to lose VA facilities By Eric Kurhi STAFF WRITER LIVERMORE -- Despite efforts by local lawmakers ... year lobbied the department to expand the Livermore campus to include a post-traumatic stress disorder clinic. "Livermore offers a peaceful and idyllic setting for ... process aimed at upgrading VA facilities in Livermore and the Central Valley. Eric Kurhi... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf092907-9.htm
... homes By Meera Pal CONTRA COSTA TIMES LIVERMORE - Tri-Valley and Central Valley ... considers options for modernizing or replacing the Livermore veterans nursing home, none of the options includes keeping the Livermore campus and adding one in the Central ... 115-acre site just south of Livermore. Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Nicholson ... locate a new facility elsewhere in the Livermore area. Nicholson is expected to make ... But, in May 2005, the Livermore City Council adopted a resolution opposing the closure or reduction of services at the Livermore VA home. The Livermore Division is one of 18 national sites... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes SEP 06/newsflash09-10-2006-4.htm
3. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-14-2007 #6 -- VETERANS AND POLITICIANS STILL PUSHING TO SAVE LIVERMORE VA HOSPITAL -- Soldiers coming home with PTSD will need local mental health care, congressman says.nf071407-6.htm
... VETERANS AND POLITICIANS STILL PUSHING TO SAVE LIVERMORE VA HOSPITAL -- Soldiers coming home ... VETERANS AND POLITICIANS STILL PUSHING TO SAVE LIVERMORE VA HOSPITAL -- Soldiers coming home ... mental health care, congressman says. Livermore, California VA Hospital Story here. ... says By Chris Metinko, MEDIANEWS STAFF LIVERMORE Rep. Jerry Mcnerney made another push to save Livermore's endangered veterans hospital before a ... the future may hold for both the Livermore site and the French Camp Outpatient Clinic ... open to adding a PTSD clinic in Livermore than keeping the outpatient facility open. "I believe Livermore is an ideal setting for a PTSD... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf071407-6.htm
... info Printer Friendly Page VETERANS FIGHT FOR LIVERMORE VA -- Supporters say serene setting ...---- Veterans fight for Livermore VA Supporters say serene setting and problems ... the battle over the closure of the Livermore Veterans Hospital. While San Joaquin County ...based post are fighting to keep the Livermore hospital open. La Rue, 78 ...'s no reason to close the Livermore Hospital on Arroyo Road. "Over ... taking testimony about the future of the Livermore hospital. Eventually, it will be ... including building a nursing home at the Livermore hospital site, upgrading the current Livermore site or building a new nursing home... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes OCT 06/newsflash10-30-2006-6.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-20-2007 #5 -- THREATENED LIVERMORE VA CAMPUS GETS BOOST FROM CONGRESSMAN -- Says he believes a decision to shutter the facility is imminent based on his conversations with patients who have been directed toward other VA clinics.nf052007-5.htm
...-2007 #5 -- THREATENED LIVERMORE VA CAMPUS GETS BOOST FROM CONGRESSMAN - ...: Javascript Bookmark Printer Friendly Page THREATENED LIVERMORE VA CAMPUS GETS BOOST FROM CONGRESSMAN - ... been directed toward other VA clinics. Livermore, California VA Facility Background on Livermore situation here... http: ...------ Threatened Livermore VA campus gets boost from congressman LIVERMORE, Calif. - A freshman congressman ... is considering closing the 115-acre Livermore VA Medical Center campus, which includes ... and perhaps expand services offered at the Livermore VAMC," Mcnerney wrote. "... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAY07/nf052007-5.htm
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 03-26-2007 #7 -- VETERANS OBJECT TO CLOSING OF LIVERMORE VA FACILITY -- "Dealing with the VA is the most frustrating thing I've ever dealt with."nf032607-7.htm
... -- VETERANS OBJECT TO CLOSING OF LIVERMORE VA FACILITY -- "Dealing with ... Friendly Page VETERANS OBJECT TO CLOSING OF LIVERMORE VA FACILITY -- "Dealing with ...'ve ever dealt with." Livermore, California VA Facility Story here. ...-- Vets object to closing of Livermore facility By Dogen Hannah CONTRA COSTA TIMES ... VA facility on the southern edge of Livermore is valuable because it is close to ... least part of the 115-acre Livermore campus, which includes a hospital and ... I think we need to expand the Livermore VA facility," Mcnerney said. ... on Veterans Affairs to fight for the Livermore facility. "I'm going... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAR07/nf032607-7.htm
... Search Engine. OPTIONS STILL OPEN FOR LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA VA NURSING HOME -- ...-- Options open for nursing home LIVERMORE: Veterans Affairs secretary waiting for list ... the Veterans Affairs nursing home south of Livermore will stay in its pastoral setting. ... medical sites nationwide. "He has Livermore and 16 other sites under review, ...VA Secretary Anthony Principi called for closing Livermore's 40,000 square feet ... stand-alone nursing home at the Livermore site but recommended studying a different option ... commission will conduct yet another hearing in Livermore for public comment. Bonita Brewer covers the city of Livermore. Reach her at bbrewer@cctimes... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes JUN 06/newsflash06-05-2006-7.htm
... VA Watchdog dot Org Search Engine. LIVERMORE, LEXINGTON AND MONTGOMERY VA FACILITIES SPARED ...'s good news for veterans in Livermore, California and Lexington, Kentucky and ... decisions should be watched very closely. Livermore press release here... http ... to Study Modernizing Nursing Home Facilities in Livermore July 13, 2006 WASHINGTON Veterans in the Livermore area will receive either major renovations to ... Veterans Affairs, announced today. "Livermore's veterans have earned a nursing ... 120 bed nursing home currently on the Livermore campus with a facility that will provide ... studied keep the nursing home on the Livermore campus. One of these two options... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes JUL 06/newsflash07-14-2006-3.htm
9. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-20-2007 #8 -- CITIZENS CONCERNED ABOUT DEPLETED URANIUM IN LIVERMORE LAB EXPLOSIONS -- "It is questionable whether any high-explosive testing with the attendant tons of radioactive and toxic materials should occur in this vicinity at all."nf072007-8.htm
...-2007 #8 -- CITIZENS CONCERNED ABOUT DEPLETED URANIUM IN LIVERMORE LAB EXPLOSIONS -- "It is questionable whether any high ...: Javascript Bookmark Printer Friendly Page CITIZENS CONCERNED ABOUT DEPLETED URANIUM IN LIVERMORE LAB EXPLOSIONS -- "It is questionable whether any high ... officials about the toxins, specifically depleted uranium, released from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory s Site 300 during outdoor detonation testing of explosives ... attorney for Tri-Valley Cares, an environmental group based in Livermore, said in a statement before the meeting that "it ...-2007 #8 --CITIZENS CONCERNED ABOUT DEPLETED URANIUM IN LIVERMORE LAB EXPLOSIONS --"It is questionable whether any high... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf072007-8.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-31-2007 #7 -- CHARITIES HELP VETERAN RECOVER USE OF HER LEGS -- "The physical therapist is absolutely fantastic. She believes Mariela is going to walk. That makes a difference."nf073107-7.htm
... recover use of her legs Doctors had said Livermore woman would never walk again By Jennifer Gokhman ... the night at her parents' home in Livermore last weekend for the first time since December ... Palo Alto and in a nursing home in Livermore. She was in a coma for seven ... Overseas Service League and the Soroptimist club of Livermore. The Bay East Realtors donated $10,000, and the Tennis Club in Livermore is having a fundraiser for her in October ... to meet Mason at a nursing home in Livermore, where Mason lives when she's ... doing so well with her physical therapist in Livermore that Meylan invited one of the doctors from... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf073107-7.htm
