08-13-2020, 03:18 AM
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I've been using the Hilo VA Clinic for three years and am able to get most of my treatment locally, when available, through the Community Care program. The wait time can be long as many of the specialists fly over from Oahu only a couple time a month but it's better than me having to fly over to Oahu for part of the day. The VA has also added some of their own specialists flying in for treatment since I started care in Hilo and now with Covid they have finally embraced tele-health. You still have to go to the VA Clinic in Hilo to do the tele-health but it is better than nothing. I haven't had any major surgeries so can't comment on that service.
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I've been using the Hilo VA Clinic for three years and am able to get most of my treatment locally, when available, through the Community Care program. The wait time can be long as many of the specialists fly over from Oahu only a couple time a month but it's better than me having to fly over to Oahu for part of the day. The VA has also added some of their own specialists flying in for treatment since I started care in Hilo and now with Covid they have finally embraced tele-health. You still have to go to the VA Clinic in Hilo to do the tele-health but it is better than nothing. I haven't had any major surgeries so can't comment on that service.
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