Pittsburgh-based UPMC and the Department of Veterans Affairs  Veterans Integrated Service Network No. 4, or VA Healthcare–VISN 4, are expanding a nurse liaison program that improves health outcomes and care for veterans.The VA–UPMC community nurse liaison program offers care coordination, better hospital admission and discharge planning, improves inpatient experience, and coordinates continued care after discharge, according to a Sept.

总部位于匹兹堡的UPMC和退伍军人事务部退伍军人综合服务网络4号，或VA Healthcare–VISN 4，正在扩大护士联络计划，以改善退伍军人的健康状况和护理。据9月1日报道，VA–UPMC社区护士联络计划提供护理协调，更好的入院和出院计划，改善住院体验，并协调出院后的持续护理。

16 system news release. The program will be expanded to eight more UPMC hospitals — UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Montefiore, and UPMC Passavant in Pittsburgh, UPMC Hamot in Erie, Pa., UPMC Harrisburg, Pa., UPMC Community Osteopathic in Harrisburg, Pa., UPMC West Shore in Mechanicsburg, Pa., and UPMC Altoona, Pa.

16系统新闻稿。该计划将扩大到另外八家UPMC医院-匹兹堡的UPMC Presbyterian、UPMC Montefiore和UPMC Passavant、宾夕法尼亚州伊利的UPMC Hamot、宾夕法尼亚州哈里斯堡的UPMC Harrisburg、宾夕法尼亚州哈里斯堡的UPMC Community Osteopathic、宾夕法尼亚州梅尼斯堡的UPMC West Shore和宾夕法尼亚州的UPMC Altoona。

These hospitals will work with their local VA medical centers to provide care.'This statewide rollout is an exciting expansion that will benefit countless veterans and help them more easily navigate the healthcare system to ensure they get the right care and utilize their VA benefits fully,' Timothy Liezert, network director of VA Healthcare–VISN 4, said in the news release.The first-of-its-kind program first launched at three UPMC hospitals in August 2022.

这些医院将与当地弗吉尼亚州医疗中心合作提供护理。”。2022年8月，首个同类项目首次在三家UPMC医院启动。

Over two years, the program identified veterans who present to a non-VA hospital on the same day, increased the number of inpatient transfers to VA inpatient units, decreased length of stay and improved collaboration with patient aligned care teams..

两年多来，该计划确定了在同一天到非退伍军人管理局医院就诊的退伍军人，增加了向退伍军人管理局住院单位转院的住院人数，缩短了住院时间，并改善了与患者协调的护理团队的合作。。