The State of VA Health Care in Hawaii

Agenda

Please note this hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. HST, 4:00 p.m. EST

PANEL I

Victor Craft, Concerned Veterans of Oahu

Fred Ruge, Maui Veterans Council 

Cummins Kameeiamoku Mahoe III, Molokai and Lanai Veterans

Capt. Elisa Smithers, Hawaii Army National Guard

Robert Strickland, President, West Hawaii Veterans Council

 

PANEL II

James Tuchschmidt, MD, Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Health, Veterans Health

Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

 Accompanied by:

       Gina Capra, Director of Rural Health

       Bruce Nelson, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Kona Community Based Outpatient Clinic

       Wayne Pfeffer, Director, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System

       Richard Stark, MD, Executive Director, Primary Care Operations

Col. Lawrence Connell, USA, Chief of Staff, Pacific Medical Command

Col. Ronald P. Han, Jr., USAF Ret., Director, State of Hawaii Office of Veterans Services

David J. McIntyre, Jr., President and CEO, TriWest Healthcare Alliance

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Testimony

  • Dr. James Tuchschmidt

    Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Health
    Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
    Download File (64.35 KB)
  • Capt. Elisa Smithers

    Hawaii Army National Guard
    Download File (27.91 KB)
  • Col. Lawrence Connell, USA

    Chief of Staff
    Pacific Medical Command
    Download File (39.62 KB)
  • Mr. Robert Strickland

    President
    West Hawaii Veterans Council
    Download File (47.96 KB)
  • Mr. David J. McIntyre, Jr.

    President and CEO
    TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    Download File (34.29 KB)
  • Mr. Fred Ruge

    Maui Veterans Council
    Download File (1.22 MB)
  • Col. Ronald P. Han, Jr., USAF Ret.

    Director
    State of Hawaii Office of Veterans Services
    Download File (32.18 KB)
  • Mr. Cummins Kameeiamoku Mahoe, III

    Molokai and Lanai Veterans
    Download File (77.21 KB)
  • Mr. Victor Craft

    Concerned Veterans of Oahu
    Download File (190.24 KB)