whitehouse.gov - Earlier this week, Joining Forces teamed with the Joint Chiefs of Staff to host more than 30 major medical associations here at the White House to address near term opportunities for expanding collaborative partnerships between DoD, the VA and the private sector. This meeting was preceded by a tour for medical association leadership of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), DoD's world class facility for wounded care in Bethesda and a leader in advancing TBI,and psychological health treatment, research and education.While at Bethesda, medical association leaders also heard from Admiral James Winnefeld, Jr., Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s #2 ranking military officer.
In the coming weeks and months, we will be announcing commitments from these associations to improve the care for our veterans and their families.
Our veterans, servicemen and women -- and their families -- have served this country in extraordinary ways. Now it’s time for us to serve them as well as they have served us.
