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Eliminate potential waiting room delays! Veterans enrolled in VA healthcare can now get Tele-Emergency or Tele-Urgent care on their phone from home or anywhere for non-life-threatening


situations. VA HEALTH CONNECT VA Health Connect is a virtual service that makes it easier for Veterans to get the right care, right now, for their urgent health care concerns.  Talk to a


medical provider about an urgent or developing medical issue via phone or video from the comfort of your home. Urgent care services are available 24 hours a day, seven day a week, even on


holidays. With VA Health Connect, Veterans can also: * Schedule, verify, or reschedule primary care appointments. * Talk with a medical provider about their health care needs.  * Learn more


about care and treatment options. * Refill, request medication renewals, and check on the status of their medications. ------------------------- While Veterans with life-or-limb-threatening


injuries or illnesses should go to an in-person emergency room or call 911, tele-EC can serve Veterans with a wide variety of conditions, including: * Cough, cold, flu, and COVID symptoms *


Sore throats * COPD and asthma flares * Eye redness and irritation * Tick and other insect bites * Skin infections * Minor allergic reactions * GI illnesses * Urinary tract infections * Gout


flares * Muscle sprains/strains