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B. Veteran=s Administration Medical Center (VAMC)
Veteran=s Administration Medical Center (VAMC)
The VA Medical Center cares for all eligible veterans from a large
geographic area. There are four satellite sites at the Batavia VA, the Bath
VA, and the outlying clinics in Olean and Jamestown, but these sites do
not have surgical facilities and all their surgical patients are sent to
Buffalo. The Eye Clinic at the VA Medical Center is staffed by two
residents and several attending physicians, both comprehensive
ophthalmologists and subspecialists. Every clinic is covered by an
attending, as is every surgical procedure. The breakdown of the clinic
schedule is as follows:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
AM
Retina
Laser
Postop, Cornea
Optometrist
General
Post Op
Minor Surg
Consults,
Diabetic
screening
PM
General
Laser
Glaucoma
General
Laser
General.
Consults,
diabetic
screening
Consults are seen as needed for emergencies, or scheduled into the regular
clinics.
Surgical block time is Tuesday 7:30 am-finish, Wednesday 7:30 am - 11
am, and Friday 10am – 1pm. The Ophthalmology Suite is equipped with
state of the art surgical equipment and instruments, for both anterior and
posterior surgery.
All surgery is done on an outpatient basis. Those patients who come from
a long distance (greater than 75 miles), can stay overnight in the
hospitality unit at no cost. Surgical dictations are to be done immediately
after the case. In the event a patient has to be admitted, a short form
admission note should be filled out if the patient will be discharged within
24 hours, and sent to the observation unit. All longer admissions need to
have a discharge summary dictated.
The VA has a computerized system for entering order, notes, and consults.
At the beginning of the rotation, computer password codes and
instructions will be given. All lab results and radiology reports can be
pulled up on the computer which is located in each exam room.
Other staff in the eye clinic include a registered nurse-ophthalmic
technician, a certified angiographer-photographer, an ophthalmic
technologist, a secretary, an optician-ophthalmic assistant, and
optometrist. As can be seen, the staff are well trained in the ophthalmic
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