From idaho_veterans at veterans.idaho.gov Mon Apr 19 13:09:29 2021 From: idaho_veterans at veterans.idaho.gov (Idaho Veterans) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:09:29 +0000 Subject: [Idaho Veterans UPDATE] New IDVS Chief Administrator Appointed and April Quarterly Bulletin Message-ID: [cid:image002.png at 01D7351D.39E56E60] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2021 Gov. Little appoints Mark Tschampl to lead Idaho Division of Veterans Services Boise, Idaho - Governor Brad Little announced today he appointed Mark Tschampl as Chief Administrator at the Idaho Division of Veterans Services. [cid:image003.png at 01D7351D.39E56E60] "As a veteran himself, I have the utmost confidence Mark will serve and support those who have served our country," Governor Little said. "His career experience in the military and leadership roles in numerous civilian positions will prove to be extremely valuable in his new role." Tschampl was a Commander in the U.S. Air Force, Security Forces, serving from 1998 to 2005. He spent eight years as the director of the Health and Wellness Center on Mountain Home Air Force Base and has been working as a bureau chief within the Family and Community Services Division at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. He received his Master's in Health and Human Performance from Iowa State University. "It is my greatest honor to be appointed by Governor Little as the Chief Administrator of the Idaho Division of Veteran Services," Tschampl said. "As a combat veteran and member of a military family, no work is more important to me than serving those who have served our great nation!" Tschampl begins in his new role today. ### Additionally, the new Quarterly Bulletin is attached. V/R Kevin R. 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Name: 2021 - April Bulletin.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 650116 bytes Desc: 2021 - April Bulletin.pdf URL: From idaho_veterans at veterans.idaho.gov Mon Apr 19 13:28:02 2021 From: idaho_veterans at veterans.idaho.gov (Idaho Veterans) Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:28:02 +0000 Subject: [Idaho Veterans UPDATE] FW: NEWS RELEASE: Boise VA Hosting Stakeholder Listening Session on May 7 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 19, 2021 The Boise VA Medical Center Announces Stakeholder Listening Sessions as Part of Ongoing Effort to Guide the Future of VA Health Care Boise, Idaho - The Boise VA Medical Center announced today that it will hold a virtual listening session with stakeholders on May 7, 2021 from 2PM to 3:30PM MST to hear from Veterans and the communities VA serves. This 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. "We want to hear from Veterans and other stakeholders in the communities VA serves and understand their vision for VA health care," said Director, David Wood. "VA's goal is to collaborate closely with Veterans and other stakeholders to build the best VA health care system that meets the needs of Veterans today and for generations to come." 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. To register for Boise VA Medical Center's listening session, please visit https://www.va.gov/HEALTHPOLICYPLANNING/listening.asp. ### Josh Callihan Public Affairs Officer Boise VA Medical Center 500 W Fort Street Boise, Idaho 83702 W: (208) 422-1054 C: (208) 841-2431 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Press Release_StakeholderListeningSession.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 260257 bytes Desc: Press Release_StakeholderListeningSession.pdf URL: