[CPEO-IRF] Athens (GA) Veterans' clinic

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Veterans Affairs will open local clinic

By Todd DeFeo
Athens Banner-Herald (GA)
June 27, 2006

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to open a temporary 
veterans clinic in Athens within 30 days, in advance of a permanent 
facility to serve the 33,000-plus veterans living in the region.

"Our goal is to be there in some kind of temporary location," said 
Rosalie Bell, spokeswoman for the Augusta VA medical center. "We've 
looked at the demographics in the Athens area, and they definitely need 
a presence."

The VA on Monday formally announced its intention to open a clinic in 
Athens, one of 25 such clinics the government plans to open in 17 states 
and American Samoa. The announcement comes after failed attempts to 
locate a clinic in the Classic City since 2004.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/062706/news_20060627063.shtml
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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
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