VA Portland Health Care System To Dedicate Two New Vehicles Donated By Disabled American Veterans (Photo) -08/27/24
PORTLAND, Ore.–The VA Portland Health Care System is scheduled to receive two new donated vehicles from the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) during a dedication ceremony on August. 28, 2024.
The event is scheduled to take place starting at 12:30 p.m. in Lot 6 on the Portland VA Campus. The address is 3710 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, in Portland.
The two donated vehicles will replace the current vans dedicated to the Bend and Astoria routes.
The Bend route currently includes stops at the Bend VFW, Redmond, Terrebonne, Madras, Warm Springs and Sandy before eventually reaching the VA Portland facility. The Astoria route includes stops in Warrenton, Gearhart, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Hamlet and Elsie.
The VA Portland Health Care System is also adding new routes along Hwy 30 with stops in Westport, Clatskanie, Rainier, Deer Island and St Helens, in order to service Veterans in Columbia County.
“By accepting these two new vans and expanding service capability with a van newly dedicated to Columbia County Veterans, we continue to benefit from the long-standing partnership between DAV and the VA,” said Jessica Majano, VA Portland Health Care System Assistant Chief for the Center of Development and Civic Engagement.
In 1987, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) began a partnership with the VA Portland Health Care System to help fill a void in transportation services for Veteran health care. Through a variety of fund-raising activities, the DAV is able to purchase vehicles, which are then donated to the VA for use by the Volunteer Transportation Network (VTN).
In Oregon, the DAV supports not only the Portland VA Health Care System (HCS), but VA HCS in Roseburg and White City. DAV also provides vans for Veterans going to VA Hospitals in Walla Walla, Wash., and Boise, Idaho. Resources permitting, any Veteran with a scheduled VA medical appointment is eligible to receive free transportation from DAV.
“Through the efforts of so many DAV Volunteers and other volunteers from across Oregon and Southwest Washington, we will continue to provide and improve access to care that is so vital to the health of our nation’s Veterans,” said Wanda Janus, Director of Services for the Disabled American Veterans in Oregon.
Veterans who have questions about the transportation service, who would like to volunteer, or are interested in making reservations for themselves should call 503-721-7804.