2021 Erie VAMC Launches New ATLAS Site in Linesville VFW POST 7842

February 16, 2021

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Click here to view the Erie VAMC ATLAS video for an inside look at the site.  

     Erie VA Medical Center (VAMC), in collaboration with VFW Post 7842, is pleased to launch a new ATLAS (Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations) site in Linesville, PA aimed at bringing VA care closer to home for Veterans living in rural areas.

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Conveniently located at VFW Post 7842, the new ATLAS site offers Veterans a private, secure location – in a familiar setting – to meet with their VA provider virtually using VA Video Connect, VA’s secure videoconferencing technology. 

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“ATLAS is veteran-centered care at its best,” says Erie VAMC Director John A. Gennaro.  “The whole experience is designed to ensure Veterans have easy, convenient access to VA care by reducing barriers that many rural Veterans encounter, such as long travel times to appointments or limited internet connectivity at home. This was truly a team effort, in partnership with the VFW Post 7842, and we’re extremely proud to be one of the first in the nation to launch an ATLAS site to improve the overall experience of our Veterans.”

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ATLAS sites offer VA clinical services that do not require hands-on exams, which could include routine primary care visits, health education appointments, social work visits, and specialty care services such as visual impairment support services.  This site is part of a nationwide effort to help reach rural Veterans by providing convenient locations with private appointment space.  Part of VA’s Anywhere to Anywhere initiative and facilitated by the VA’s Secretary’s Center for Strategic Partnerships, ATLAS is part of a collaborative effort with Philips North America, The American Legion, VFW and Walmart.

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Local Veterans interested in scheduling an appointment can contact the Erie VAMC Call Center at 814-868-8661, press 2 and ask about scheduling a virtual appointment at the new ATLAS site location.