September 19, 2024- On Friday, Sept. 13, UPMC and VA Healthcare–VISN 4 announced a Pennsylvania statewide rollout of the VA–UPMC Community Nurse Liaison Program, extending services to veterans by offering care coordination, better hospital admission and discharge planning and improved inpatient experiences. Community nurse liaisons help improve care provision and ensure that post-emergency follow-up care is directed in a way that best meets veterans’ needs.
Joel Yuhas, executive vice president, UPMC, and president, UPMC Health Services Division, along with Timothy W. Liezert, network director, VA Healthcare–VISN 4, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) implementing the Community Nurse Liaison program at eight UPMC hospitals. The Program enhances and expands VISN 4’s collaboration with UPMC, providing a seamless transition of care for veterans after an inpatient stay by coordinating discharges, identifying veterans who are not in the VA system and enrolling new veterans into VA health care.