Lovell Federal Health Care Center to hold next patient tele-town hall Jan. 12; COVID-19 vaccine part of discussion

The Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago will host its next Community Tele-Town Hall at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12. All are invited to participate.

The town hall is an opportunity to get the latest COVID-19 updates, to include COVID-19 vaccination information.

Participants also may learn about Federal Health Care Center health care and other services and ask Lovell FHCC Director Dr. Robert Buckley and Deputy Director/Commanding Officer Capt. Thomas Nelson questions.

The tele-town hall is done in a format like a radio talk show. Participants receive an automated call prior to the start of the town hall asking them to join. Then they may provide their question to a screener and are placed in the queue to potentially ask their question in front of the live audience. Participants who aren't called on and/or can't listen to the entire call may leave voice mails with their questions. All questions left on voice mail during and after the call will be answered.

Current FHCC patients will receive an automated call the day before, and immediately before the start of the tele-town hall, inviting them to participate. Others who would like to participate can do so by sending their phone numbers to FHCC.Feedback@va.gov by 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11.

Lovell Federal Health Care Center is the nation's only fully integrated Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility. It serves veterans, active duty military members, and their families, at its main hospital in North Chicago. It has outpatient clinics for veterans in McHenry and Evanston, Ill. and Kenosha, Wis., and operates four Naval Station Great Lakes clinics.