Tomah VA to host COVID-19 vaccine event Saturday in Black River Falls
May 11, 2021 10:54 AM Jourdan Vian
TOMAH, Wis. (WKBT) The Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center will provide COVID-19 vaccines to veterans, their spouses and their caregivers Saturday during an outreach event in Black River Falls.
The vaccine clinic runs from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Milt Lunda Memorial Arena, 388 Melrose Street. The vaccinations are slated to use the Johnson & Johnson “one and done” vaccine. Walk-ins are welcome.
This special outreach event supplements continuing COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the Tomah Medical Center as well as at four community-based clinics in Clark County (Owen), La Crosse, Wausau, and Wisconsin Rapids. The Black River Falls outreach event provides greater accessibility for Veterans in Jackson County and the surrounding area.
Tomah VA gets new medical center director
February 16, 2021 3:39 PM Jourdan Vian
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TOMAH, Wis. (WKBT) The Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center officially has a new director.
Victoria Brahm, network director of the Veterans Integrated Service Network 12 and former leader at the Tomah VA, announced this month that Karen Long has been selected as the new medical center director for the facility.
Long, who started her new role at the Tomah VA this week, will oversee the medical center and four outpatient clinics, including those in La Crosse. The facility provides care for more than 25,000 veterans in 16 counties in west and central Wisconsin and two in Minnesota. It has an annual operating budget of $197 million and 1,400 employees.