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• The SAVAHCS uses Yttrium-90 (Y-90) radioactive beads to treat liver cancer. These tiny
beads, or microspheres, are placed into the tumor. The beads emit high radiation directly
to the tumor to shrink it. In contrast to most nuclear medicine applications, Y90 is
therapeutic and designed to treat rather than simply diagnose. The planning scans are
done to confirm that Y-90 is a treatment option for patients.
• Primary Care, Mental Health, and Specialty Care appointment wait times by facility
can be found at https://www.accesstocare.va.gov/

SAVAHCS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Completed May Events, Resource Fairs & Town Halls

• SAVAHCS Spring Virtual Resource Fair-May 7
• Vietnam Veterans of America-May 8
• Pima Community College Drive Thru Resource Fair-May 14
• VA2K Walk and Roll- May 19
• Mental Health Open House-May 19

June Events, Resource Fairs & Town Halls

• SAVAHCS Market Assessment Listening Session-June 1
o The SAVAHCS will hold a virtual listening session with stakeholders June 1 from
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to hear from Veterans and community stakeholders.
o It is one of 50 public virtual listening sessions across the country from March
through June 2021 to hear from Veterans on how to design a health care system
of the future and grow services for Veterans in a way that reinforces VA’s role as a
leader in the U.S. health care system.
o These listening sessions represent an exciting opportunity for Veterans to help VA
reimagine how VA delivers care in an equitable, high quality, Veteran-centered
manner and develop a plan for investing in VA’s aging infrastructure. The feedback
will be used to develop the recommendations VA submits to the Asset and
Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission in January 2022. The AIR Commission
will also conduct public hearings as part of their review of VA’s recommendations
before submitting its recommendations to the President and Congress for review
and approval in 2023.
o To register for the SAVAHCS listening session, click on the
link: https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/veteransaffairs/onstage/g.php?MTID=e458
62624b47c39c0573b1fd1aee9e48a
• SAVAHCS Monthly VSO Meeting- June 1

• UAV Membership Meeting- June 5
• Sierra Vista Veterans Council Meeting- June 5
• Marana Chamber Veterans Committee Meeting- June 9