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Ground Breaking for VA Mental Health Facility

VA Medical Center at Fort Harrison will hold a ground breaking ceremony for the new twenty-four bed inpatient mental health facility.

Special guest speaker will be: US Senator Jon Tester
When: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 12:00 noon
Where: 3717 Veterans Drive, Fort Harrison MT 59636

The twenty four bed inpatient mental health facility will allow Veterans needing residential rehabilitation in substance abuse and/or post traumatic stress disorder to stay in Montana for their care. Currently Montana Veterans needing these longer stay programs are required to travel to VA facilities in North Dakota, Wyoming or Idaho. This is a much needed addition to the VA Montana Healthcare System and will allow VA Montana to provide a full array of comprehensive services and continue to expand community partnerships that currently exist for both inpatient and outpatient mental health care. The partnership with community resources has facilitated the provision of community based services for our Veterans that live in rural areas of Montana. The addition of inpatient specialty units, that have not been available in Montana previously, will afford Veterans and their families the ability to meet their needs and support recovery in the state of Montana.

The public is invited. This will also provide the public an opportunity to meet the new Director for VA Montana Health Care System, Robin L. Korogi, MS HRM.

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