PORT ANGELES – In what you could call a case of virtual reality, a Veterans Administration primary care clinic will open today at 1005 Georgiana St.
The facility has been dubbed a “virtual” clinic because it will use the offices and equipment of existing health care providers, including Olympic Medical Center and the Lower Elwha Health Clinic.
Other VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics are owned by the government.
The “reality” is that, after years of pushing from local health officials and the area’s congressional delegation, the VA will start serving veterans in Clallam and Jefferson counties.
Jim Leskinovitch, the Olympic Medical Center commissioner who led the push for a virtual clinic, said today’s opening would be low-key.
“They’re still having bugs in the information technology system,” Leskinovitch said, after talking with Frankie Manning, associate director of nursing services at the VA’s Bremerton clinic.
The Bremerton clinic will oversee the Port Angeles facility.
“They’re just going to work out the bugs and start the process,” Leskinovitch said.
To make appointments, or for more information, phone Manning at 206-764-2626.
