Women Veterans are Dublin VAthe fastest-growing demographic, increasing enrollment by 20 percent over the past two years. To meet the growing need, the Dublin VA is building a $17 million freestanding primary care and Women’s Health clinic to address the growing need for space to increase staffing for additional services.
The new 5,700-square-foot clinic will offer primary care, mental health, holistic health, gynecological services, lactation rooms and maternity care. Plans are to hopefully provide in-demand mammography imaging among many other services.
While the new building is shared with primary care, the Women’s Health clinic will be accessible only from the outside to maintain privacy with a welcoming atmosphere.
“Dublin VAMC has provided rooms for veteran mothers to breastfeed or use for pumping breast milk for years,” said Women Veterans Program Manager Debbie Mullis. “Our rooms are equipped with a chair that reclines for multiple levels of comfort, an exam table and a refrigerator for storing breast milk. We have a cabinet to store breast pumps, relieving veteran moms of bringing equipment back and forth.”
Senator Ossoff speaks with Nurse Christine Grizzard, Women’s Health nurse navigator.
Sen. Ossoff praises the Dublin VA Women’s Veterans programs
Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia is on a mission to ensure VA facilities provide designated space for veteran mothers to breastfeed through bipartisan legislation.
On a recent visit, Ossoff was pleasantly surprised to find that the Carl Vinson VA and nearly half of its outpatient clinics already provide private space for veteran mothers to breastfeed and breast pump for future use. .
“It’s great that the Dublin VA is moving in that direction and has shown leadership here,” Ossoff said. “I’m sure there are lessons learned from what they’ve done for other VA facilities.
“Determined to continue providing world-class women’s health care.”
The Dublin VAMC also offers breastfeeding space at its Macon, Brunswick and Tifton clinics and is working to create space at the Albany, Perry, Milledgeville and Robins Air Force Base clinics to meet Veterans’ enrollment needs. of Women growing exponentially.
“More than 5,200 women veterans currently receive health care at the Dublin VA, and we are committed to continuing to provide world-class women’s health care. We want to bring additional services to provide women veterans an opportunity to get most of their health care needs under one roof,” Mullis said. “We have a strong team from multiple disciplines dedicated to providing the best care for our women Veterans, but we will never stop growing or striving for improvement.”
