Battlefields of Bureaucracy

Show Notes

Welcome to Standing Ready Episode 4 “Battlefields of Bureaucracy” An insightful discussion with Acting Undersecretary of Health, Dr. Richard Stone on the 75th Anniversary of the Veterans Health Administration. In 1946 when VHA was founded, the VA was facing serious challenges with providing health care for 16 million new Veterans. Today, 75 years later, the VA faces an entirely different health care challenge associated with responding to the COVID 19 pandemic. Dr. Stone reflects how has history inspired and challenged him, recalling VA’s first medical director Dr. Hawley and the challenges he faced in dealing with bureaucracy in order to ensure the best possible health care for Veterans. We also dig into what the future holds for VHA and Dr. Stone shares some of the exciting initiatives and innovations VHA is working towards. 

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Welcome to Standing Ready: An Inside Look at the Untold History of the VA's Medical Innovations. Join us as we elevate and highlight significant medical and scientific contributions of the nation's largest healthcare system.

Join us for interviews with VHA innovators and pioneers, exploring how VHA has changed the landscape of medicine over 75 years with topics on the history of prosthetic limbs, adaptive sports, how history has influenced VHA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and more!

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