For Immediate Release:
October 22, 2009
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DELAHUNT AND VA TO UPDATE LOCAL OFFICIALS ON PLYMOUTH VETERANS OUTPATIENT CLINIC
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep Bill Delahunt today announced that he will join Dr. Michael Mayo-Smith, Director of Veterans Service Integrate Network 1, and State legislators to host a local briefing on prospects for a future VA Outpatient Clinic to serve Plymouth area veterans.

The briefing with local officials and local veterans, which is open to the media, starts at 11:00 AM on Monday November 9, at the Plymouth Town Hall in Plymouth.  Delahunt and Mayo-Smith plan to discuss health access issues for veterans in the greater Plymouth area and how they may be met by establishing a VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in town.

Who: U.S. Rep Bill Delahunt, Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 1 Director, Dr. Michael Mayo-Smith, MA Senate President Therese Murray, Representative Thomas Calter, Representative Vinnie deMacedo.

What: Media briefing to discuss a future VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in the town of Plymouth.

Where: Plymouth Town Hall, 11 Lincoln Street, Plymouth, MA 02360.

When: Monday, November 9, 2009 11:00 AM.

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