Improving access to virtual care for homebound rural Veterans

(Source – blogs. va.gov)

VA Geriatric Scholar Christy Rothermel from Coatesville VA is narrowing the rural digital divide by helping homebound Veterans stay apace with VA’s rapid telehealth expansion.

Rothermel has been a VA psychologist since 2009. She is part of a multidisciplinary Home Based Primary Care team (HBPC). The HBPC delivers in-home care to Veterans who are unable to travel to VA health care facilities because of complex medical conditions or mobility restrictions. She arrived at Coatesville VA in Pennsylvania just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading here…

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