Washington, D.C. —On August 12, 2021 at 10:00 AM PT, Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) will join VA Puget Sound Health Care System for a grand opening ceremony and tour of the new Olympia Community Based Outpatient Clinic.
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WHAT: |
Grand Opening of VA Puget Sound’s Olympia Outpatient Clinic |
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WHO:
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Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) VA Puget Sound Health Care System Director Michael Tadych |
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WHEN: |
Thursday, August 12th from 10:00 – 11:00 AM PT |
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WHERE: |
Memorial Medical Plaza, 500 Lilly Rd. NE, Suites 201 and 202, Olympia, WA 98506 (event will be held outside, followed by clinic tours) |
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NOTE: |
*If you are a member of the media interested in attending, please RSVP to katrina.martell@mail.house.gov. |
The Olympia clinic team will be able to support approximately 10,000 enrolled Veterans and is the third new VA Puget Sound outpatient clinic to open this year. While VA Puget Sound’s Olympia clinic will physically open for patients beginning August 16, virtual care has been provided by the Olympia team since February 1, 2021, with any in-person care provided at VA Puget Sound’s American Lake campus. Services at the new 6,739 sq. ft. Olympia outpatient clinic will include primary care, laboratory services, behavioral health, social work, prosthetics/orthotics, clinical pharmacy specialists, telemedicine and nutrition, and will embrace a Whole Health Initiative for both patients and staff.
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland serves as Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and is the only African-American woman who serves on the House Armed Services Committee. She is one of the first Korean-American women elected to Congress and the first African-American to represent the Pacific Northwest at the federal level.
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