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salem , VA — The Salem VA Healthcare System will cut the ribbon on a Virtual Health Resource Center during a short ceremony April 18 at 1 p.m. SALEM, VIRGINIA — The Salem VA Healthcare

System will cut the ribbon on a Virtual Health Resource Center during a short ceremony April 18 at 1 p.m. The Virtual Health Resource Center will be a central location where Veterans,

Caregivers, and VA staff can go for assistance with all virtual care tools. According to Lindsay Gill, Facility Telehealth Coordinator and Nurse Manager for Home Telehealth, people will be

able to get assistance using virtual tools including: VA Video Connect using VA issued and personal devices, VA apps, My HealtheVet, and other telehealth tools within the Salem VA Health

Care System.  “Our goal to expand access through virtual care opportunities at Salem, in all of our outpatient clinics and through community partnerships throughout the 26 counties of

Southwest Virginia we serve,” Gill said. According to Rebecca Stackhouse, Executive Director of the Salem VA HCS, the VHRC highlights the growing importance of virtual services both for

Veterans who live in remote areas and those who prefer the convenience of the system. “We learned a great deal during the COVID pandemic,” Stackhouse said. “We now have the technology and

tools to make significant strides in the areas of virtual and telehealth programs, and we learned that many Veterans appreciate the immediacy and convenience of these services.” The virtual

programs can save Veterans the time and expense of driving to a Community Based Outpatient Clinic or to the Salem Medical Center.