Federal government to transfer land for VA hospital in Las Vegas

[Judi Lynn]

Today: September 27, 2004 at 13:38:27 PDT

Federal government to transfer land for VA hospital in Las Vegas
By CHRISTINA ALMEIDA
ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The federal government will transfer a $30 million parcel of land to the Department of Veterans Affairs for a new hospital in southern Nevada to help care for the fastest-growing population of veterans in the nation.

The $295 million medical center in North Las Vegas will include a 90-bed hospital, a 120-bed nursing home and a benefits office, VA Secretary Anthony Principi announced Monday.

"Site selection puts Nevada veterans an important step closer to 21st century health care at a 21st century facility," Principi said at a news conference.

Interior Secretary Gale Norton told the crowd of several dozen veterans and local officials that President Bush and his administration have made veterans' care a top priority.

"Today it gives us a great deal of pleasure to give back something to our veterans," Norton said. "I can't think of a more important use of our public lands than providing our veterans with the quality medical care they need and deserve."
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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2004/sep/27/092710120.html

[CarolynEC]

1. Nice. Bush makes veterans' healthcare into an election-year stunt.

[tokenlib]

2. two faced bastards

Crowing about new hospitals in the South--closing hospitals in the North--not enough money and staff to take care of the vets already in the system--- the knife is being turned in the backs of our veterans--and the public has NO IDEA of the reality. :(