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• Our visitor policy has returned to pre-COVID hours.
• No visitors under age 15 on inpatient units.
• At this point, we are not allowing visitors into our Community Living Center.

Other Veteran Information:

National Veterans Wheelchair Games:
We continue to prepare for the annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games, held here in Tempe July 7-12.
We need 1,000 volunteers to make these games happen, so please consider volunteering your time to help at
the event! Volunteers need to register now so we can continue planning. More information can be found at
www.wheelchairgames.org

New Outpatient Clinic Opening June 2022
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We are getting closer to the opening of our brand-new, state-of-the-art clinic, the Phoenix 32 Street VA
Health Care Clinic. This Clinic will consolidate primary care and mental health services, along with some
ancillary services, a Veteran Resource Center, classroom space, a Canteen and Retail store, and more, all in
one 200,000-square-foot building. The clinic will see primary care patients from our Midtown and Thunderbird
locations, as well as Emerald and Gold Clinics from the main facility, along with Mental Health from the main
facility. Veterans will remain with their same care team once this clinic opens. There will be ample parking and
public transportation is also available nearby. Appointments will automatically transfer to the new location
once we open.

Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans Site Visit
The VA’s Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans conducted a virtual site visit at PVAHCS, May 3-5. The
Committee consists of Veterans who represent respective minority groups and are recognized authorities in
fields pertinent to the needs of the minority group they embody. The visit included a virtual Town Hall with
representatives from PVAHCS, Phoenix Regional Office, and the National Cemetery Administration.

PVAHCS Update (May 3, 2022)
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