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The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (VAHCS)<\/u><\/a> will hold a special event to celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month on Thursday, June 15. The event will take place in the JC Cobb room located on the first floor of the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center (building 100). Doors will open at 11:00 a.m. and the formal program will start at 12:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

The celebration theme is, \u201cViva La Vida! Live the Life!\u201d Local businesses will be onsite to share services offered to the LGBT community. Information on healthcare services and benefits offered to the LGBT Veteran will also be available. Veterans, their families and friends, VA staff and volunteers, and other members of the community are invited and encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur LGBT celebration is one of our monthly special emphasis programs focused on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity,\u201d said Tonya Wieck, Equal Opportunity Program Manager, Bay Pines VAHCS.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take pride in serving all Veterans and strive to be a national leader in the provision of health care to LGBT Veterans while assuring care is provided in a sensitive, safe environment in all of our facilities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In March, the Bay Pines VAHCS was designated as a \u201cLeader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality\u201d for the fifth straight year by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the educational arm of the nation\u2019s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization. The designation was reported in the 10th edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI)<\/u><\/a>, reflecting on a decade of progress in LGBTQ healthcare. A record 590 healthcare facilities actively participated in the HEI 2017 survey. Of those facilities, 45 were VA medical centers. Read more about the Bay Pines VAHCS\u2019s HEI achievement here: www.baypines.va.gov\/pressreleases\/20170329.asp<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

To learn more about the Bay Pines VAHCS\u2019s LGBT Pride Month celebration, please call 727-398-6661, extension 15086.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> This event is open for media coverage. For advanced information, please contact Jason Dangel, Public Affairs Officer, at 727-398-9531 or email vhabaypublicaffairs@va.gov<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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