Phoenix VA Hosts 4th Annual Caregiver’s Summit

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The Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System (PVAHCS) hosted its 4th Annual Care Giver Summit at the 32nd Street outpatient clinic, May 10.

he goal of the summit was explaining the Whole Health concept, and how health care providers are implementing the concept in practice. Additionally, stakeholders had the chance to meet staff

members of (PVAHCS) for the first time, as the last few summits were held online due to COVID restrictions.

“There’s something special about sitting together and talking and putting faces with names,” said Dr. Leslie Lockridge, Associate Director of Patient Care Service at the Phoenix VA. “We’re

really proud of what we do here at the Phoenix VA and we’re really happy to have such a great community and such great support. I appreciate each and every one of you.”

Some of the stakeholders in attendance were the National Alliance for Mental Illness, Alzheimer’s Association, Area Association on Aging, and the American Parkinson’s Disease association.