United States Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Illiana Health Care System, Danville, Illinois

Simulation Education Center (SEC) Dedication Ceremony

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Emergency Department changing to Urgent Care

IMPORTANT CHANGE!

WHEN: April 7, 2013 - WHAT: Emergency Department changing to Urgent Care - WHERE: Danville VA - Urgent Care Only for non−life threatening conditions - Open 24/7. If you are having life threatening problems, you should go to the nearest Emergency Room as delay may be fatal. Questions? Call (800) 320−8387, ext. 44444 or (217) 554−3000.

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Dedication Ceremony

Simulation is an active learning process accomplished by using multiple levels of mannequins or Human Patient Simulators. The VAIHCS SEC is equipped with a SimMan3G, a high fidelity mannequin capable of portraying a patient who is healthy, acutely ill, or chronically ill. He provides the opportunity to practice multiple airway skills, breathing complications, cardiac issues, circulation problems and vascular access to name a few. Full Story

Employee Choir

VA Illiana Health Care System Employee Choir performs during Black History month celebration. Full Story

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“Presidential” Hospitals

Can you name the three VA medical centers named for United States presidents? Here’s a story on the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the Hudson Valley Healthcare System in Montrose, New York. Full Story