Exploring how best to extend telehealth services to veterans living in rural areas will be one of the key missions of three Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers to be opened by the Veterans Affairs Department on Oct. 1.
The centers, to be located at the White River Junction VA Medical Center in Vermont, at the Iowa City VA Medical Center, and at the Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, will serve as satellite offices for VA's Office of Rural Health,
“The rural resource centers are envisioned not to be providers of services but rather enablers of systematic care for veterans in rural communities,” Patricia Vandenberg, assistant deputy undersecretary of veterans affairs.