Lee County VA Townhall

Events, General News

The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (VAHCS) will host a Veterans town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 12 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.  at the Lee County Healthcare Center located at 2489 Diplomat Parkway East, Cape Coral, FL 33909.  The event will take place in the main lobby located on the first floor of the building. 

VA outreach services and program representatives will be available prior to the event starting at 3:00 p.m.  to assist Veterans. Services available will include VA health care enrollment and eligibility; VA benefits assistance; and patient advocate services.

Veterans and their families, congressional stakeholders, Veteran Service Organizations and other community partners are invited to attend.

During the town hall, VA officials will provide updates on VA operations and improvement initiatives regarding VA health care operations across the Bay Pines VAHCS. Veterans and their families will have an opportunity to comment publicly about VA programs and services.

For updated information about the Veterans town hall meeting or to learn more about the Bay Pines VAHCS, please visit www.baypines.va.gov.  

 

About Jeff Cavanagh

Jeff Cavanagh spent his freshman year at St. Petersburg Junior College back in the early 70s before enlisting in the United States Navy. Soon after, he attended Jacksonville University on a Navy ROTC scholarship. After college, he was commissioned and became a qualified Surface Warfare Officer spending the next 22 years honing his skills as a ship-handler and expert recruiter before retiring in 1994. Jeff expresses a deep sense of pride in St. Petersburg College due to connections that go back many years. His father, Tom Cavanagh, was a career Air Force fighter pilot and combat veteran who taught Geography and Western Civilization at St. Petersburg Junior College in the 60’s and 70’s.