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VAPIHCS Veterans, The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has identified scams being used to get personal information from Veterans in connection with the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins (PACT) Act which was passed in August of 2022.

VAPIHCS Veterans, In August of 2022, new legislation was approved to presumptively cover a wide variety of health conditions for Veterans who had toxic exposure during their military service. You may have heard that there is a deadline approaching in August of 2023.

VAPIHCS Veterans, Preventing Veteran suicide is one of the most important components of our mission at the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS).

STORM UPDATE as of July 19 , 2023 noon. Aloha! We are tracking Tropical Storm Calvin Hawaii (Big Island)

STORM UPDATE as of July 18 , 2023 @ 3 p.m. Aloha! We are tracking Tropical Storm Calvin heading towards Island of Hawaii (Big Island) The Hilo VA Clinic will be closed July 19, 2023 from 7 a.m. to 12 noon.

VAPIHCS Veterans, At VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS), we are always looking for talented people to help us fulfill our mission of providing safe, compassionate, quality care to the men and women who have worn the cloth of our nation.

VAPIHCS Veterans, Herbal/Prescription Interaction Awareness Month is observed in July each year. It aims to raise awareness about the potentially harmful interactions between dietary supplements and prescription medication.

VAPIHCS Veterans, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) will be closed on July 4th, which occurs this year on a Tuesday. However, we will still have regular hours in our clinics and our pharmacy on the Saturday preceding the holiday.

VAPIHCS Veterans, VA has made a change to the Beneficiary Travel program. Starting on June 9, 2023, the 30-day timely filing rule began to be enforced again. The COVID-19 Congressional Mandate that allowed for extension of claims has expired.

VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) clinics will be closed on Saturday, June 17, 2023, and Monday, June 19, 2023. The drive-up pharmacy will also be closed Monday, June 19, 2023, but will remain open Saturday.