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Patient advocates

The patient advocates at VA Orlando health care are specially trained to help you resolve issues with your care. If you've experienced any problems that you haven't been able to resolve by talking with your care team, please reach out to one of our patient advocates.

Connect with a patient advocate

Debra_Ward

Debra Ward

Patient Advocate, Lake Baldwin VA Medical Center

VA Orlando health care

Phone: 407-646-5035

Patient Advocate

Tere Watts

Patient Advocate, Lake Nona

VA Orlando health care

Phone: 407-631-1187

Patient Advocate

Eddie P. Hernandez

Patient Advocate, Lake Nona

VA Orlando health care

Phone: 407-631-1187

Phyllis_K_Hoppes

Phyllis K Hoppes

Patient Advocate, Viera VA Healthcare Center

VA Orlando health care

Phone: 321-637-3788, ext. 43534

Patient Advocate, Viera VA Clinic

Mario Aceves Fonseca

Patient Advocate, Viera VA Clinic

VA Orlando health care

Phone: 321-637-3534

Patient Advocate Orlando VA Healthcare System

Roy Daugherty

Patient Advocate, Lake Baldwin

VA Orlando health care

Phone: 386-323-7527

Lisa Sparveri

Lisa Sparveri

Patient Advocate, Lake Nona

VA Orlando health care

Phone: 407-631-1187

Minisha Forbes

Minisha Forbes

Patient Advocate, Daytona Beach

VA Orlando health care

Phone: 386-323-7500

Amarilis Torres

Patient Advocate, Lake Nona

VA Orlando health care

Phone: 407-631-1187

Mary Annette Chaffee

Congressional Liaison, Patient Representative

VA Orlando health care

Phone: 407-631-1187

Greg Donohue

Patient Advocate, Lake Nona

VA Orlando health care

Phone: 407-631-1187

  • Learn more about how patient advocates support Veterans at VA and what the process of working with one is like.

  • Learn about your rights and responsibilities as a patient at VA.

  • Learn about your rights and responsibilities as a family member who may be helping a Veteran make decisions about their care.

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