From PAVE, Physician Advocates for Veterans:
Are you a veteran or family member with questions about your health care? If so, you may want to know about PAVE4vets, a non-profit organization that can help you to understand your healthcare options, prepare questions for medical providers, and make better decisions.
PAVE is a wonderful group of retired physicians (all volunteers) in San Diego who pair up with veterans or their families/caregivers to help them understand their health concerns. The dedicated physicians do not practice medicine, but they generously take time to listen, educate, support and advocate for veterans. They can help you understand what your doctor or nurse just told you.
This service is free, fast, and incredibly helpful (and supportive to those clinicians who are dealing with such a backlog of requests). The program was started by Dr. Harvey Shapiro as a community service to help support military veterans. Dr. Ira Levine, a former UC resident, leads a team that meets in the volunteer office of the VA Hospital, but physician advocates are available throughout the county.
To start meeting with a PAVE physician advocate call 858.753.5873. For more information, check out the website at www.pave4vets.org.
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