“Within the span of a couple of days, two flagship Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities have announced that two new leaders — both recently retired service members — will run the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center and the northern Chicago Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (FHCC)…”
“MOAA previously reported that retired Army Col. Michael Heimall took the reins at the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center on Oct. 14 to deliver care to more than 21,000 veterans. Heimall is no stranger to caring for military service members and veterans, having served 30 years in Army medicine and as the director of Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. He retired from the position in 2017…”
“Further north, the Lovell Federal Health Care Center welcomed its new director, Dr. Robert Buckley, on Oct. 15…” Read the full article here.
Source: The VA Pulls Talent from the DoD Health System – By Rene Campos, October 30, 2018. MOAA.
