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This Issue
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Current Events P.2
Who We Serve P.3
Kudos & Calendar P.4

A publication of the
Oscar G. Johnson VA
Medical Center
June-July 2015

VA Voice of The North Woods Newsletter

Welcome to Va Voice of the Northwoods newsletter. Inside this
months issue youll find that we have been busy as ever planning away
events, hosting this years Re-creation group, About 10:00 a.m. the
next morning, a patrol came running in with wounded. We had a doctor in the field because we had the whole battalion out there. I was assisting the doctor with a guy in really bad shape. They called in a medevac (medical evacuation) chopper, and by the time it arrived the guy
had died twice. As the chopper was landing, we got hit with small
arms fire from three sides on the LZ (landing zone). We loaded the
wounded into the chopper. When the chopper got up about 20 feet, I
saw a Viet Cong shoot a RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) into the
chopper. were going to die.

Health Tip holidays

are over, and they may
have been a source of
stress for you this year.
Pay attention to
stress. Tools are available to help you manage
and reduce your stress.
Check out this
Patient Handout on Stress.

Who We Serve
Veterans and their stories
Welcome to Va Voice of the Northwoods newsletter.
Inside this months issue youll find that we have been
busy as ever planning away events, hosting this years
Re-creation group, About 10:00 a.m. the next morning,
a patrol came running in with wounded. We had a doctor in the field because we had the whole battalion out
there. I was assisting the doctor with a guy in really bad
shape. They called in a medevac (medical evacuation)
chopper, and by the time it arrived the guy had died
twice. As the chopper was landing, we got hit with small
arms fire from three sides on the LZ (landing zone). We
loaded the wounded into the chopper. When the chopper got up about 20 feet, I saw a Viet Cong shoot a RPG
(rocket-propelled grenade) into the chopper. were going to die.
Welcome to Va Voice of the Northwoods newsletter.
Inside this months issue youll find that we have been
busy as ever planning away events, hosting this years

Alvin Lan
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about the Veteransuch as the war he or
she served in and maybe a quote from then?

Re-creation group, About 10:00 a.m. the next morning,

Re-creation group, About 10:00 a.m. the

a patrol came running in with wounded. We had a doc-

next morning, a patrol came running in with

tor in the field because we had the whole battalion out

wounded. We had a doctor in the field be-

there. I was assisting the doctor with a guy in really bad

cause we had the whole battalion out there. I

shape. They called in a medevac (medical evacuation)

was assisting the doctor with a guy in really

chopper, and by the time it arrived the guy had died

bad shape. They called in a medevac

twice. As the chopper was landing, we got hit with small

(medical evacuation) chopper, and by the

arms fire from three sides on the LZ (landing zone). We

time it arrived the guy had died twice. As the

loaded the wounded into the chopper. When the chop-

chopper was landing, we got hit with small

per got up about 20 feet, I saw a Viet Cong shoot a RPG

arms fire from three 20 feet, I saw a Viet

(rocket-propelled grenade) into the chopper. were go-

Cong shoot a RPG (rocket-propelled gre-

ing to die.

nade) into the chopper. were going to die.

Welcome to Va Voice of the newsletter. Inside this

months issue youll find that we have.

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Caught on Camera

October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and

OGJVAMC Employees wore pink to honor those who have
died from breast cancer and celebrate those who have survived it. Below: Veteran Rebecca Lewane, 73, is a
OGJVAMC patient and breast cancer survivor. With her is
Carrie Champion, LPN, from the Womens Wellness Clinic.
For more Wear Pink Day photos of staff at OGJVAMC
and its CBOCs click here.

October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and

OGJVAMC Employees wore pink to honor those who
have died from breast cancer and celebrate those who
have survived it. Below: Veteran Rebecca Lewane, 73,
is a OGJVAMC
patient and
breast cancer
survivor. With
her is Carrie
Champion, LPN,
from the Womens Wellness

October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and

OGJVAMC Employees wore pink to honor those who have
died from breast cancer and celebrate those who have survived it. Below: Veteran Rebecca Lewane, 73, is a
OGJVAMC patient and breast cancer survivor. With her is
Carrie Champion, LPN, from the Womens Wellness Clinic.
For more Wear Pink Day photos of staff at OGJVAMC
and its CBOCs click here.

Volunteers from the American Legion Auxiliary held their annual Holiday Gift Shop where residents of the CLC came and
picked out gifts for their families free of charge. Helping wrap
gifts are (l-r): Sue Verville, Susan Kliekamp, Carole Baldinelli,
and Pam Kirschner. For more photos of the Holiday Gift
Shop click here.

Employee Kudos!
Employee of the Month!
Debra LaCourt, and Cassie
Fehr. Veteran Canteen Service.
Debra is recognized for her outstanding customer service in the
Canteen. On very short notice she
graciously coordinated and put together sub sandwiches for Surgery
Service, which greatly accommodated the needs of that service .
Debra has been employed at
OGJVAMC since 1994.

June Employee of the Month

July Employee of the Month

Interns of the year!

OGJVAMC was named one of the nations top performers on key quality measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America. OGJVAMC is one of 1,224 U.S. hospitals earning the distinction of 2013 Top Performers on Key Quality Measures. OGJVAMC is recognized
for achieving greater than 95% in accountability measures for evidence-based processes for pneumonia

Focused on ExcellencePutting Veterans First

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medical center and its staff. This should be a generalized but
inspirational quote that will leave coworkers with a stronger
sense of purpose center and its staff. This should be a generalized but inspirational quote that weave coworkers with a
stronger sense of purpose
~ Veteran

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Anniversary is coming up, so
save the date!

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