Chumuckla, Fl (October 13, 2006) - Congressman Jeff Miller (R-Fl-01) will speak Monday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Veterans’ Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) at Eglin Air Force Base.
“This new clinic is an extraordinary victory for our veterans in Northwest Florida,” Miller said. “Okaloosa County is home to one of the largest concentrations of veterans in Florida and the nation. It doesn’t make sense for them to drive all the way Pensacola for primary health care.”
“We have an obligation to the men and women who have served and defended our country. By breaking ground Monday on this state-of-the-art facility, we will ensure Northwest Florida’s deserving veterans have convenient access to proper medical care,” added Miller.
The new veterans’ clinic at Eglin was first proposed by Congressman Miller in June of 2002, following the visit of then-Secretary of Veterans’ Affairs Anthony Principi to Northwest Florida.
Congressman Miller continues working with the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to expand co-sharing facilities throughout the country. The clinic at Eglin Air Force Base, along with the new Joint Ambulatory Care Center (Super Clinic) in Pensacola, are at the cutting edge of innovations in veterans’ care and exemplify a model for the nation.
SCHEDULE
Date: Monday, October 16th, 2006
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place: If weather permits, the event will be held at the construction site (adjacent to the Eglin Hospital); If rain, the event will be moved inside the AF Armament Center Museum
Parking: Enter through Hospital Gate; if you are coming from Shalimar, it will be on the right; follow signs to Event Parking
Media Opportunity: Immediately following program.
For media access : Edwin "Tinker" Cassell- Public Affairs for VA
Until October 16th- office # 228-523-5783
On October 16th- cell # 228-861-9445 or cell #850-582-2895 (Sharon Hall)
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