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VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System launches improved website

VA Southern Nevada Healthcare • Parking and transportation informa-
System is launching a new public-facing tion
website Aug.11 that will give veterans, • Hospital and clinic hours
families, caregivers and all other visi- • Patient registration
tors better service and an easier online • Making appointments and refilling
experience. prescriptions
The new website will replace the cur- Site visitors will find a new complete
rent website which, like that of most VA list of VA health services, social pro-
medical centers, dated from almost a grams, and care coordinators, including:
decade ago. • Primary and specialty care
Veterans, families and caregivers have • Mental health care
expressed that VA Medical Center web- • Caregiver support and care coordi-
sites are confusing to navigate, contain nators for LGBT veterans, women
outdated or missing information, and do Veterans, returning service members
not match their VA health care journey. and more
VASNHS listened, and in conjunction Around half of our VAMC website
with VA facilities around the nation, has traffic is on mobile devices. VASNHS has
made changes. built a mobile-first user experience that
To better meet the needs of our website gets visitors to all content and tools in
visitors, VASNHS has built an all-new just one or two clicks, including:
website template for medical centers • Online scheduling, prescription refills
and other facilities. Veteran feedback and access to medical records
was used to develop a site that provides • A new list of health services that uses
everything that veterans, families and patient-friendly names and descrip-
caregivers need to prepare for a visit, get tions Courtesy graphic
care, and connect with the veteran’s VA • New social and health program pages
health care team: that make it easier to connect vet- The new site has increased speed to visit VASNHS’s new website. When
• Directions to main medical centers erans and their caregivers with care and mobile features that allow users to the change goes into effect, visitors will
and associated clinics coordinators to help them with their call VA or get driving directions with a automatically be redirected to the new
• Phone numbers health care journey single click. No special action is needed site when visiting www.lasvegas.va.gov.

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