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Minneapolis VA Health Care System top stories.

  • A recent study across seven VA research networks highlights various efforts that involve Veterans as consultants in research.

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  • Kahnke has been a driving force (literally) in the Waseca County community for 35 years, logging nearly 13,000 hours of time behind the wheel as a volunteer driver. His commitment has earned him the respect and admiration of everyone he meets.

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  • In early December, at the Twin Ports VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), multiple people rallied together to provide support and resources for a Veteran in need.

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  • Donna Majeskie, our VA Volunteer of the Month, has a story of compassion that blossomed from the daily struggles she and her mother faced while caring for her Veteran father.

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  • A new era of convenience and privacy is coming to Veterans receiving prescriptions from the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

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  • The da Vinci 5 gives us ‘gameday film and analysis’ that would make an NFL coach weep.

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  • Minneapolis VA treats the person, civilian medicine treats the disease - a huge difference in care. You’re in a good place. And I thank you.

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  • Meet Reeve Lasky, a master scuba instructor and devoted VA volunteer whose life has been a journey of adventure and giving back.

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  • Meet Officer Murphy, a K9 with a nose for duty. Every day, Murphy strides through the corridors of the medical center and across campus, his keen senses on high alert. Trained in detecting narcotics, Murphy’s presence is a comforting sight to everyone.

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  • “Veterans are unlike any category of patients that I have taken care of. They are down-to-earth, appreciative of the care they receive, and most of them love to share their story. I speak the same language and find comfort being around them, all of which is very fulfilling as a nurse."

    two people wearing blue color scrubs standing in front of a board that says education.