hospital based / co-management staffing sites
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Created for Health Care Combined for Excellence
Hospital Based / Co-management
Staffing Sites
• CAVHCS provides health care to veterans
living in:
1) Central and Southern Alabama
2) West Georgia
3) West Florida
Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System
19231923
Tuskegee VAMCTuskegee VAMC
19401940
Montgomery VAMCMontgomery VAMC
Hospital based Clinic Settings
Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System
NEW MONTGOMERY OUTPATIENT CENTER
Central Alabama Veterans
Health Care System
• Four community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) 1) Montgomery, Alabama – Newest Facility 2) Columbus, Georgia 3) Ft. Benning Army Base, Columbus, Georgia 4) Ft. Rucker Army Base, Enterprise, Alabama CAVHCS provides full complement of eye, medical, dental, surgical, mental health, rehabilitative, extended care, primary care services and Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) services
Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System
• Optometrists on staff:
Dr. Johnny Bannister OD UABSO 1982
Dr. Stephen J. Bordlee OD UABSO 1991
Dr. Clifford Brown, OD PUCO 1973
Dr. Cindy DePlonty, OD Ferris State 1994
(now MCO)
Dr. Robert B. Lewis IV, OD NECO 1977
Dr. Mark P. McGuire OD UABSO 1983
Dr. J. Christopher McNeal OD UABSO 2001
Dr. Shawn Marable, OD SCO 1995
Central Alabama Veterans
Health Care System
• Disease Diagnosis and Management of: Glaucoma Diabetic Retinopathy Macular Degeneration Dry Eyes Cataract stages Eye Emergencies Refractive Challenges Etc.
Central Alabama Veterans
Health Care System
Eye Care Provided
• Fully equipped eye lanes • Corneal pachmeters • Retinal Photography utilizing Topcon • VF Technologies with multiple Threshold Strategies:
– Sita Swap (B/Y) Threshold – Sita Standard / Sita Fast for both 30-2 and 24-2 – Macular Threshold – FDT Matrix Analyzer
• Cirrus OCT Retinal Tomographic Imagery • SLT Laser Room
Central Alabama Veterans
Health Care System
Eye Clinic Facilities
• Lockable Hospital room (dorm-type
room) w/ private bath, TV,
refrigerator, and security
• Located on Montgomery Campus
• Shuttle service between campuses
Central Alabama Veterans
Health Care System
Externship Lodging
Local Opportunities
• 52 miles to – AUBURN
• 160 miles to Atlanta
• 170 miles to Pensacola
• 98 miles to Birmingham
Central Alabama Veterans
Health Care System
Optometry Externship Program