Department of Veterans Affairs
New VA medical clinic in Terre Haute gets 'topped off'
The new Terre Haute, Indiana Veterans Affairs Clinic has been “topped off.”
Veterans took part in the history-making eventon Oct. 14 by signing one of the beams used to construct the facility, according to a VA blog post.
“It’s not only healthcare,” explained Medical Center Director Laura Ruzick. "It’s mental healthcare. It’s socialization and a connection that many find to be of greatest importance in their life.”
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Clinic services will include physical therapy, optometry, telehealth, audiology, home-based care, basic imaging, and mental health.
The facility is expected to provide health care services to 10,000 veterans.
“Mental health is an extremely important aspect of everyone’s life. That includes returning veterans or veterans from our communities who have lived here in the Terre Haute community for years,” explained veteran and supervisory social worker Patrick Hoekstra.
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“It’s important to be able to come in and get the services they require so they can get back to whatever normal is to them,” Hoekstra added.
The $40 million facility will also combine the existing Terre Haute Mental Health and Primary Care Clinics. It will open in the fall of 2021.
Veteran Health Indiana serves over 70,000 veterans each year, according to the blog. Affiliated with the IU School of Medicine, the health system provides complex, tertiary care as well as basic primary care.
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