FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: BARBARA RILEY
5/30/08 202-224-2841
LIZ CHAMBERLAIN
603-430-9560
SUNUNU PUSHES VA TO ADDRESS LACK OF RADIATION SERVICES AT MANCHESTER VA MEDICAL CENTER
Letter urges Secretary Peake to consider the long-term role of VAMC in caring for
New Hampshire’s disabled veterans
WASHINGTON, DC – Continuing his efforts to expand in-state health care for New Hampshire’s veterans, United States Senator John Sununu (R-NH) today (5/30) asked U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary James B. Peake to study the need for improved access to radiation treatment at the Manchester Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). He also urged the Secretary to ensure that the VA has a contingency plan in place to meet the needs of the State’s returning servicemembers who require long-term care.