COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – If you’re a veteran in Southern Colorado, odds are you’ve been faced with some hefty wait times when trying to get access to health care. On Wednesday, new patients at the Floyd Lindstrom Veterans Affairs clinic had to wait more than an hour and a half to get primary care.
PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic – Facility Data Download
On Centennial Boulevard on Thursday, the Floyd Lindstrom Veterans Affairs clinic opened a new Veteran Express clinic. It’s a fast track to health care without the calls, scheduling, or wait time. The express services are something health professionals say are immensely needed for the veteran community.
“This is a huge step. And we really need it down here. In the Southern Colorado area, specifically in Colorado Springs, we are one of the fastest growing veteran areas in the state, so to have something like this is, is enormous. It’s a definite improvement,” shared Registered Nurse Traci Herrera.
With 90,000 veterans in Colorado Springs, the VA hopes this will widen the scope of access to health care…