| Veterans
News Flash 
Fisher
House Dedicated at
Tampa VA Medical Center
 WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is now better able to care for the
families of injured military servicemen and women
recuperating at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital. The
newest Fisher House, dedicated August 6 at the
Tampa facility, will provide families free lodging,
making it easier to participate in the care
and recovery of their loved ones.
“This new Fisher House gives military families
a safe, comfortable, home-like environment, allowing them
to be near their loved ones during their recoveries.
We are pleased to lighten the burden by offering
accommodations for the families,” said Secretary
of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson.
Nicholson
participated in a ceremony transferring ownership
of the Fisher House to VA. The Department will
operate and maintain the home at no cost to its
residents.
This
is the 38th Fisher House built by the
Fisher House Foundation and the ninth operated
by VA. At 16,000 square feet, the Tampa Fisher
House is among the largest of these comfort homes
which can accommodate up to 21 families.
Some
families travel long distances to Tampa’s
Polytrauma Center – one of four unique
VA polytrauma facilities in the United States where
the most severely injured and disabled veterans
are treated.
In
addition to polytrauma patients, those receiving
care in the hospital’s
other specialized programs, such as spinal cord
injury, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic
brain injury, will benefit from the Fisher House.
SOURCE: US
Department of Veterans Affair
top
of page | 
