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Tampa VA Hospital Cancels Outpatient Clinics Due to Isaac

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Department of Veterans Affairs

Outpatient appointments and elective surgery for veterans at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital are canceled Monday due to Tropical Storm Isaac.

Patients are being rescheduled by Haley hospital staff.

The Monday cancellations also  include these Haley facilities:

  • New Port Richey Outpatient Clinic
  • Brooksville Community Based Outpatient Clinic
  • Lakeland Community Outpatient Clinic
  • Zephyrhills Community Based Outpatient Clinic

Patients will be phoned by VA staff to set up new appointments. Updates are available on the Haley Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/vatampa.

The Haley emergency room will be open, but patients are encouraged to go to the nearest hospital if they need emergency care.

Bobbie O’Brien has been a Reporter/Producer at WUSF since 1991. She reports on general news topics in Florida and the Tampa Bay region.
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