Despite Propane Leak - Tampa's Haley VA Medical Center is Open Today

Just a heads up for anyone heading the James A. Haley Veteran's Hospital in Tampa today.  Yesterday, a leak in an 18,000 gallon propane tank at the hospital caused some evacuations and disrupted business in the area, but the VAMC is in full operation today.  The Haley VAMC website states:  "A propane gas tank leak that occurred just outside the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital on August 11th is being repaired and has not affected hospital operations.  All patients, employees and visitors are safe, no appointments have been cancelled, and the hospital is open for business as usual."    


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Veterans: How to Download Your MyHealtheVet Personal Health Record

On August 2, 2010, President Obama announced the “Blue Button” capability that allows Veterans to download their personal health information from their MyHealtheVet account. The government wants Vets to have control of this information to enable Vets to share the data with health care providers, caregivers, or people they trust. Download yours at myhealth.va.gov.

The My HealtheVet Personal Health Record (PHR) is comprised of self-entered health metrics (blood pressure, weight, heart rate, etc.), emergency contact information, test results, family health history, military health history, and other health related information. The Blue Button extract that Veterans can download is a so-called “ASCII text file”, the easiest and simplest electronic text format (see a sample Blue Button file).

Blue Button PHRs can be printed, or saved on computers and portable storage devices. Having control of this information enables Veterans to share this data with health care providers, caregivers, or people they trust.

For assistance with your Long Term Disability claim, ERISA Disability benefit claim, Social Security Disability claim, or Veterans Disability compensation or pension claim, call Disability Lawyer John Tucker at (866) 282-5260.