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Call to Action: VAMCS Employee Inspired to Serve
By Staff Writers
Captain Cecilia “Terry” Perez, Baltimore VA Medical Center emergency and operating room nurse, answered an internal call to duty after the attacks of September 11. She told her story exclusively to the Executive Post, and Defend America – an electronic newsletter published by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Her story is extraordinary because she decided to join the Army at age 44. “I felt very proud to be working with our veterans at the time of the events of September 11,” commented Terry. “Their stories, courage and pride in serving their country in their generation’s time of crisis inspired me to investigate the possibility of joining the reserves.”
Initially, Captain Perez ANC served with the 67th Combat Support Hospital (CSH) in Tikrit, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom II. She makes us proud of her courage in the field and awed by her talents as the ultimate strategist.
Terry is now stationed at Ft. Lewis in Washington State, having just returned from Baghdad and Baqouba, Iraq. She is with the 3-2 SBCT (Third Brigade, Second Infantry Division, Stryker Brigade Combat Team).
Today, at age 50, she hopes to be discharged by the summer of 2008; a full six years after her heroic journey began. She will then resume blogging, writing, editing and her position as print-guide BOD member.
And no doubt, a book of her experiences is in the works.
http://www.defendamerica.mil/CallAction/CalltoAction.html
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From Heroes – like Cecelia – to Credentialing Zeroes
As a nurse like Cecelia, I just learned that Officials of the VA recently admitted that about 17,000 of its 56,000 physicians practicing within the system have triggered “red flags” in its electronic re-credentialing system.
More importantly, the VA hasn’t determined whether these physicians should keep practicing!
They made this confession during a Congressional hearing, months after it detected on a spike in deaths the 115-bed Marion (IL) Medical Center. And, this summer, several administrators were reassigned, and three surgeons had their privileges limited, in the wake of the discovery.
National healthcare, indeed!
Please opine, or post more abut this ongoing investigation as it develops.
-A concerned RN
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“In Defense of the VA System”
By Maggie Mahar
Here is a tiely health policy article published on March 05, 2007
http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/2007/03/policy_in_defen.html
Enjoy.
-Hope
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More about Captain Perez,
I had the honor of being CPT Perez’ Executive Officer during her time with the 67th CSH in Tikrit. And, this article barely touches the many qualities and professionalism this fine nurse exhibited..
CPT Perez is not only an inspiration to those she left behind, but an inspiration to everyone she meets. She not only volunteered to join the Army , she made sure she placed herself close to units scheduled to deploy to vsrious war zones.
During her time in Tikrit, she dedicated most of her efforts in training the medics working with her and making improvements to the Emergency Medical Care the hospital provided.
Upon re deployment, and still concerned for the wounded, CPT Perez volunteered to go to Fort Lewis and joined another organization getting ready to go back to support Combat Operations.
CPT Perez is an asset that can make any organization successful. The Army and her Soldiers will definitely miss her, but will forever be grateful for her unselfish dedication and service.
Thanks Teresa.
-Japhet
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Captain Perez,
Try this link for more information on “CPT Terry”, from “Defend America.”
http://www.defendamerica.mil/CallAction/CalltoAction.html
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What did vets charity do with $56M?
The Disabled National Veterans Foundation has spent more on marketing services than on actually helping veterans.
A private company runs its fundraising, which often ends up costing more than $1 to raise $1. The foundation does sometimes send charities “badly needed” donations. “They sent us 11,520 bags of coconut M&M’s,” said one charity’s executive director. “We didn’t have a lot of use for 11,520 bags of coconut M&M’s.”
Source: CNN and Contributed via e-mail by Devna Shukla
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