VAPIHCS: New Services to Begin in March – Urgent Care and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Posted on Mar 7, 2025 in VAPIHCS Veterans
The Daniel K. Akaka VA Clinic opened on April 8, 2024, and has created an important space for Veterans to get VA Care, come to events, and socialize. Now we are excited to announce we are opening an Urgent Care in March. You might seek help from an urgent care for non-life-threatening conditions that need to be addressed as soon as possible such illnesses like the flu, or infections. For a life-threatening emergencies, Veterans will still need to call 911 and go to a hospital. Urgent care fills a gap between primary care and emergency care, assisting Veterans with issues such as:
- Acute illness like cold or flu
- Treatment of infections
- Care for minor wounds
- Basic blood work
- Muscle sprain or back pain
Veterans should still see their primary care physician whenever possible. Having a relationship with a primary care doctor helps with continuity of care. However, for concerns that can’t wait, VAPIHCS urgent care clinic will fill a real need and add to the services our Veterans can access through VA.
In addition to our new Urgent Care opening in March, we will also bring our new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) online. This is a first for VAPIHCS, and we are excited to be able to provide this service in-house at the Akaka clinic in March. VAPIHCS has added a variety of services for Veterans in the Pacific Islands in the last few years, and we hope to continue this trend to meet Veterans where they are with the safe, compassionate, and quality care that they have earned and deserve.
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