Northern Arizona VA Announces Upgrades

0:00Text-to-speech audio articles made possible on the Cast11.com podcast network by Fane Signature Group. Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System, NavX, today announced it will begin infrastructure upgrades to ensure safe and effective patient care. These projects are part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair and improve department healthcare facilities in fiscal year 2026 via the Veterans Health Administration's Non-Recoring Maintenance Program. NavX improvement projects for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 are. Replace patient care age-fac systems and building 107 wings to A, 3A and 3B, as well as for the entirety of building 108. Renovate building 107 wings 1B and 2B for specialty care. Install fire detection and suppression to buildings T6 and 159. Improve facilities, equipment and infrastructure mean better care for veterans, and these funds will enable NavX to achieve that goal, said Stephen Sample,

1:02Northern Arizona VA Healthcare Systems Executive Director. Better care for veterans is our goal, and these projects will enable us to achieve just that. These infrastructure investments are part of a host of important initiatives to improve VA during the Second Trump Administration. Since January 20, 2025, VA has reduced the backlog of veterans waiting for VA benefits by 60%. Eliminated the backlog of veteran families waiting for VA healthcare. Processed record numbers of disability claims, reaching an all-time fiscal year high of 3 million claims process September 30. Open 25 new healthcare clinics, expanding access for vets around the country, offered veterans more than 1.9 million appointments outside of normal operating hours. These early morning, evening, and weekend appointments are giving veterans more timely and convenient options for care. For more information, contact maxafrain at max.afrain.va.gov or 928-445-4860-extension7021.

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