CAVHCS Cuts the Ribbon on the New Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic
It was a bright and sunny day in Columbus, Georgia, as friends, families, Veterans and team members of the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System or CAVHCS celebrated the opening of the new Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic on July 22.
This state-of-the-art facility is located at 6910 River Road and replaced the Community Based Outpatient Clinic on 13th Avenue.
“Today was a long time in the making to introduce a new health care facility to our Chattahoochee Valley Veteran community,” said Gloria Strode, Mistress of Ceremonies and the Host of Straight Forward on NBC38 WLTZ-TV.
“We are here to acknowledge the late Colonel Robert S. Poydasheff for his service to this great nation, unwavering advocacy for Veterans and support for the City of Columbus,” said CAVHCS Director and CEO Amir Farooqi.
The Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic was named after the late Col. (retired) Robert S. Poydasheff, Army Veteran and former mayor of Columbus.
He served in the U.S. Army for 24 years retiring with the rank of Colonel. After military retirement, Poydasheff made Columbus, Georgia, his home and began his private practice law firm. He served as a city councilman from 1994 to 2002 and as mayor from 2003 to 2007.
“The opening of the Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic is a great way to recognize the partnership between VA, the state of Georgia, the City of Columbus, Fort Benning and Veteran Service Organizations, which is built on our shared values of ensuring our Veterans receive the excellent care they have earned and deserve,” Farooqi said.
“So, there are three facilities that are serving the Veterans in this area that will allow them to have the services they need,” said Representative Sanford Bishop, 2nd District Georgia. “They paid the price for the freedoms that we enjoy.”
The Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic will provide the most significant number of enrolled Veterans with the closest geographic access to services.
In addition to Primary Care, Women’s Health and Mental Health, the new clinic is scheduled to provide: Social Work, Dental and Optometry Services, Clinical Pharmacy, Whole Health Coach, a Center for Development and Civic Engagement (Volunteer Services), Audiology, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Prosthetics, Radiology, Beneficiary Travel, Podiatry, Teleretinal, Telederm, TeleNeurology, TeleTraumatic Brain Injury, Patient Advocate, Biomedical Engineering, Sterile Processing Services, Police Services, Logistics Services and Chaplain Services.
“The Robert S. Poydasheff VA clinic is named after an American hero and it will serve American heroes, helping VA deliver timely access to world-class care to the Veterans in Columbus and the surrounding area,” said VA Secretary Denis McDonough.