e f i L ories t s a new program documents the lives of local veterans
10 | RN&R | 08.01.19
Dorris Howard, 99, being interviewed by Christina Burr.
by Luka Starmer
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he Veterans Affairs (VA) Sierra Nevada Health Care System, 975 Kirman Ave., is a bustling facility. On any day of the week, men and women from every branch of the military stream in and out of the hospital doors. Their military service has earned them medical treatment from primary care to surgery and specialized health care. Starting in 2015, Reno’s VA added a new health care service only supported by 40 other VA clinics in the United States. This service is known as “My Life, My Story.” It’s an opportunity for veterans to include their life’s story as part of their medical records. It’s a document that sits among medical diagnoses, test results and medication histories, and it can be accessed by any care provider in the entire VA health system.
