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PublishedSeptember 11, 2016
Togus at 150: VA Maine Healthcare adapts to serve a growing number of veterans
As Togus celebrates its 150th year, the number of homeless veterans is just one of several complicated challenges facing the nation's oldest Veterans Affairs facility as it tries to adapt to changing expectations for providing a broader range of health care services to veterans.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2016
Togus at 150: How failed resort plans became a national veterans care model
A review of historical records and newspaper articles at the time and interviews with experts illustrate the sweeping impact Togus has had on veterans’ services over the last century-and-a-half, paving the way for a national model of residential care that forever changed the way U.S. veterans were treated after returning from combat.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2016
Through fires and building booms, Togus has evolved
Within a few years of Togus becoming a VA facility, a nurses' home, neuropsychiatric hospital, regional office, garage, dining hall and kitchen and utilities facility were all under construction.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2016
Soldier who helped track and kill John Wilkes Booth among notables buried at Togus
Several prominent historical figures are among the nearly 5,400 people buried in the cemetery, which has been closed for burials since 1961.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2016
Togus officials say fewer Maine veterans are waiting for health care after additional hires
Ninety-nine percent of veterans who seek care through the Maine system are now getting appointments within 30 days, which is above last year's rate of 98 percent, officials said.
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