Saturday, September 16, 2023, at De Soto City Cemetery in De Soto, KS. The new Lenexa VA Clinic makes that goal a reality for many Veterans living in Johnson County.”Īny Veteran interested in receiving care at the Lenexa VA Clinic can call 81 or stop by and speak with the team at the check-in desk.Graveside services for David Floyd Hoover, 81, Lenexa, KS, will be held at 11:00 a.m. “We want to be the healthcare system Veterans choose and trust. “Our goal is to make it easy for Veterans to access their benefits, care and services from KCVA and our partners who support Veterans across the Kansas City Metro and beyond,” Roychaudhuri said.
The primary goal behind adding this type of expanded community VA clinic is access, said Roychaudhuri. “Not only will they have access to enhanced medical technologies close to home, Veterans will also have reduced wait times for many of the services previously only offered at our Linwood hospital.” “Veterans living in Johnson County (KS) will now have improved access to all of these expanded healthcare capabilities locally,” Schenkelberg said. Jackie Schenkelberg, KCVA Chief of Primary Care, this new facility will greatly benefit Johnson County Veterans. “The two PACT teams moving into this beautiful and well-equipped facility are bringing their experience and teamwork, and most of their patients, to get this new clinic off on the right foot from the start,” said Hanson.Īlso available at this robust VA clinic are a host of specialty services to include:Īccording to Dr. These teams, along with many of their existing Veteran patients are moving from KCVA’s Shawnee VA Clinic located to the east of Lenexa, according to Vivion Hanson, the Lenexa VA Clinic nurse manager. The Lenexa VA Clinic will initially be home to two primary care teams (PACT) supporting more than 2,500 Veterans from Johnson County, Kansas, and surrounding communities.
This will reduce or eliminate the need for some Veterans to travel all the way to our Linwood facility for much of their healthcare needs.” Many of the services that will be available here in Lenexa were previously only available at our main hospital. “We now have a state-of-the-art space to provide much-needed capabilities, improve Veteran care, and reduce the need to travel to the main KCVA campus. “At 23,000 SF, this facility is the largest community VA clinic in our healthcare system,” said Roychaudhuri. 113th St., Lenexa KS 66219, will provide ample space for multiple primary care and specialty services for Veterans living south and west of Kansas City, according to Paula Roychaudhuri, the KCVA Acting Medical Center Director. I comment the Department of Veterans Affairs for their commitment to Veterans.” This facility and the care that will be provided here, is a tribute to your service. “Perhaps, with the exception of those who serve those Veterans. “There is no group I hold in higher regard than those who served our Nation,” said Moran. He was excited to finally see the finished product, 10 years after the first efforts to secure appropriations for this facility were started. Among the many in attendance was Kansas Senator Jerry Moran.
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