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			<title>VALB Employees Take I CARE to Heart</title> 
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:30:00 PDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/images/icare_feature_thumb.jpg" alt="I CARE decorative poster" title="I CARE decorative poster"><div>]]>VA Long Beach Employees in Nursing Education take the I CARE campaign to heart with a discussion, video and decorative poster. <![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:intro type="string">VA Long Beach Employees in Nursing Education take the I CARE campaign to heart with a discussion, video and decorative poster. </hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Employees Take I CARE to Heart</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>VA Long Beach Employees in Nursing Education take the I CARE campaign to heart with a discussion, video and decorative poster. </hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>VA Long Beach Pharmacy Gets New Look</title> 
			<link>http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/features/VA_Long_Beach_Pharmacy_Gets_New_Look.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:00:00 PDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/images/Pharmacy_Booths_Thumb.jpg" alt="new pharmacy booths" title="new pharmacy booths"><div>]]>VA Long Beach Pharmacy recently made the move to building 164, one of VALB&#8217;s newest additions. Hoping to foster a better patient-centered-care environment, Pharmacy has a completely new look and smoother function than its previous location.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:intro type="string">VA Long Beach Pharmacy recently made the move to building 164, one of VALB&#8217;s newest additions. Hoping to foster a better patient-centered-care environment, Pharmacy has a completely new look and smoother function than its previous location.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Pharmacy Gets New Look</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>VA Long Beach Pharmacy recently made the move to building 164, one of VALB&#8217;s newest additions. Hoping to foster a better patient-centered-care environment, Pharmacy has a completely new look and smoother function than its previous location.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>My HealtheVet&#39;s Secure Messaging Arrives for PACT Teams at VA Long Beach</title> 
			<link>http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/features/My_HealtheVet_s_Secure_Messaging_Arrives_for_PACT_Teams_at_Long_Beach_VAMC.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/images/PACT_thumb.jpg" alt="PACT Team" title="PACT Team"><div>]]>Through the use of encrypted messages, Veterans can email their doctors and health care teams about their recent lab results, rescheduling appointments, or renewing medications.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:intro type="string">Through the use of encrypted messages, Veterans can communicate with their doctors and health care teams about their recent lab results, rescheduling appointments, or renewing medications using the Secure Communication via the internet.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Secure Messaging Arrives</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>Through the use of encrypted messages, Veterans can email their doctors and health care teams about their recent lab results, rescheduling appointments, or renewing medications.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>VA Long Beach HIMS Department Leads the Way in Technological Advancement</title> 
			<link>http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/features/VA_Long_Beach_HIMS_Department_Leads_the_Way.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/images/HIMS_Staff_thumb.jpg" alt="HIMS Staff Members" title="HIMS Staff Members"><div>]]>HIMS Department leads the way in technological advancement with CPRS.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">HIMS Staff Members</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">The Health Information Management Service is committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of all Veteran records. CPRS has vastly improved the connectivity of VHA medical files with the use of paperless, electronic records.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">HIMS Department Leads the Way</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>HIMS Department leads the way in technological advancement with CPRS.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>Recognize Our Heroes&#39; Heroes</title> 
			<link>http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/features/Recognize_Our_Heroes_Heroes.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/images/caregiver_thumb.jpg" alt="Caregiver helping elderly man" title="Caregiver helping elderly man"><div>]]>National Caregiver Month recognizes that behind every Veteran, is the Hero that cares. Find out more about Family Caregiving and what is available to you. <![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:intro type="string">National Caregiver Month recognizes that behind every Veteran, is the Hero that cares. Find out more about Family Caregiving and what is available to you. </hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Recognize Our Heroes&#39; Heroes</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>National Caregiver Month recognizes that behind every Veteran, is the Hero that cares. Find out more about Family Caregiving and what is available to you. </hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>VA Long Beach Chief of Rheumatology Recognized</title> 
			<link>http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/features/VA_Long_Beach_Chief_of_Rheumatology_Recognized.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/images/PamelaPrete_thumb.jpg" alt="VA Long Beach Chief of Rheumatology, Dr. Pamela Prete" title="VA Long Beach Chief of Rheumatology, Dr. Pamela Prete"><div>]]>VA Long Beach&#39;s Chief of Rheumatology, Dr. Pamela Prete, has recently received awards for dedication to her field of medicine and service in the military.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:intro type="string">VA Long Beach&#39;s Chief of Rheumatology has recently received awards for dedication to her field of medicine and service in the military. Doctors like Pamela Prete are just one of the reasons VA Long Beach shines so bright in the VA healthcare system.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Local Doctor Recognized</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>VA Long Beach&#39;s Chief of Rheumatology, Dr. Pamela Prete, has recently received awards for dedication to her field of medicine and service in the military.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>VA Long Beach Doctor Shares Family History of Holocaust Survivors</title> 
			<link>http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/features/VALongBeachDoctorSharesFamilyHistory.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:05:00 PDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/images/Kreitenberg_thumb.jpg" alt="Pictured left to right: Zoe Kreitenberg (daughter); Dr. Arthur Kreitenberg; and Irene Kreitenberg (mother), Holocaust Survivor" title="Pictured left to right: Zoe Kreitenberg (daughter); Dr. Arthur Kreitenberg; and Irene Kreitenberg (mother), Holocaust Survivor"><div>]]>A local orthopedic surgeon speaks of how his family history links to the reason he takes care of our Veterans. Being a &#34;second generation&#34; survivor, Dr. Kreitenberg reveals what it was like to grow up with a dark period of time in his family&#39;s past.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:imagealt type="string">Pictured left to right: Zoe Kreitenberg (daughter); Dr. Arthur Kreitenberg; and Irene Kreitenberg (mother), Holocaust Survivor</hfs:imagealt> 
			<hfs:intro type="string">A local orthopedic surgeon speaks of how his family history links to the reason he takes care of our Veterans. Being a &#34;second generation&#34; survivor, Dr. Kreitenberg reveals what it was like to grow up with a dark period of time in his family&#39;s past.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Local Doctor Shares History</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>A local orthopedic surgeon speaks of how his family history links to the reason he takes care of our Veterans. Being a &#34;second generation&#34; survivor, Dr. Kreitenberg reveals what it was like to grow up with a dark period of time in his family&#39;s past.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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			<title>VA Long Beach Chief of Staff Inducted into the Hungarian Academy of Sciences</title> 
			<link>http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/features/VALongBeachCOS.asp</link> 
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate> 
			<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.longbeach.va.gov/LONGBEACH/images/Szabo_thumb.jpg" alt="VA Long Beach Chief of Staff, Dr. Sandor Szabo" title="VA Long Beach Chief of Staff, Dr. Sandor Szabo"><div>]]>VA Long Beach Chief of Staff, Dr. Sandor Szabo, will soon be inducted into the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in November for his discovery of the first and only model for duodenal ulcer disease along with authoring more than 400 publications.<![CDATA[</div>]]></description> 
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			<hfs:intro type="string">VA Long Beach Chief of Staff, Dr. Sandor Szabo, will soon be inducted into the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in November for his discovery of the first and only model for duodenal ulcer disease along with authoring more than 400 publications.</hfs:intro> 
			<hfs:titleshort type="string">Chief of Staff Honored</hfs:titleshort> 
			<hfs:indexdescription>VA Long Beach Chief of Staff, Dr. Sandor Szabo, will soon be inducted into the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in November for his discovery of the first and only model for duodenal ulcer disease along with authoring more than 400 publications.</hfs:indexdescription> 
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