Families are called to stand in honor of deceased veterans as names are read. Chaplains are integrated with Medical, Surgical, Psychiatric and GREC treatment disciplines. They serve on interdisciplinary committees as well as treatment teams and lead Spirituality focused discussion groups. Every six weeks veterans are brought to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, DC to assist them in confronting and overcoming impacted grief. Names of lost comrades are traced and brought home to the VAMC chapel where they are kept in a place of honor.
Therapy continues based on their experience.
Chaplain Service was incorporated into a million dollar grant involving the application of VA CPE as participants in a sharing agreement with a consortium involving private sector hospitals. Chaplain counseling to VA Medical Center staff in regard to various expressions of personal distress that adversely affects job performance, whether the distress is on the job, at home or elsewhere. External review of the performance of chaplains and Chaplain Service. Requires documentation to be submitted at five year intervals. Spiritual support for individual patient needs by female chaplain dedicated to the womens vet programs.