Healthcare in US Veterans Affairs

This paper highlights the background information of the U. S veteran affairs which include its history, the total number of employees, and the current number of beds which are used in service delivery. It also highlights the clients served and the location including the satellite location of the U. S veteran affairs. Further, the paper provides an account on the gap analysis by providing detailed information about the services that are not provided. In 1997, the united state entered the World War 1 there was the establishment of a new veterans benefits which included plans for compensating the disabled, the veterans and service personnel insurance and the rehabilitation centres for the disabled. In the 1920s, there was the establishment of the federal agencies which were different and provided various benefits (Seal, K.

Bertenthal & Miner). The agencies are the Veterans Bureau, secondly the interior department of pensions department and the national home for the disabled soldiers who were volunteering. The number of beds The US Veterans Affairs medical centre has got at least a capacity of 478 beds currently from 227 before it was replaced in the year 1980s. Approximately one-quarter of the state’s population is eligible for the veteran affairs benefits. The total number of staff The total number of staffs in the veterans affairs by statistics done in September 2008, veterans affairs had 278,565 staffs in the rolls. The department that has a large workforce in consideration of all the federal government agencies is the defence department. The Veterans health administration has about 247,113 staffs of the total employees in the institution (Cook, Render & Woods).

The administration that deals with Veterans benefits have about 16,135 staffs. There has been a notable disparity in the healthcare of the veterans in urban and rural areas (Cook, Render & Woods). It is attributed to the differences in the prevalence of diseases or other differences in population. The urban veteran affairs health care is more advanced than the one found in rural areas due to the fact of better facilities. Length of operation The veteran affairs health administration is arguably the biggest integrated healthcare system. It has been in service for since 1930. The socioeconomic status plays a part in determining the Veterans healthcare services (Halpern, Bettes & Greenstein). According to statistical data acquired, the veterans are usually unemployed, the likelihood of living below the poverty line is less and also the likelihood of having graduated from high school is high school.

The veteran affair patients have a higher probability of being old and socioeconomically unable than the veterans who do not depend on the veteran affair for the health care (McCarthy & Valenstein). The number of veteran patients is projected to increase until 2019 but the percentage is projected to decline by a value of 19 per cent. ‘ Gap Analysis Services not currently being offered According to statistics, there has been a report of having the long wait time for the healthcare and the drugs at the united state veteran affairs being stolen. Room for Improvements There is a great space for improving the health services provided by the United States veteran affairs. The basic and most recommended is the reduction in the long wait times for the healthcare at the facilities.

Further, due to the government intervention, the united state veteran affairs should benefit and improve its services by getting funds from them which is aimed at improving the services. According to Miller, he sees a significant space for improvement, but I lie with the veterans benefits administration and the veterans health administration. The improvement is aimed at providing the 21st-century healthcare in a timely and method which is cost effective (Hysong, Khan, & Haidet). The electronic medical record is not merely a database but also a diagnostic tool which can help in predicting the needs of the patients and later enable the continuity of healthcare. Justification of the interventions Social Due to the increasing rates of the suicidal deaths in I veteran populations, the interventions are aimed at improving the services of the veterans affairs even to the doorsteps.

The higher rates of suicidal behaviour are attributed to lack of access to critical mental health services (Singh). The rate of suicide according to statistics is 35 per 100000women are veterans when they are compared to the civilian counterparts. Economics This ideology creates the aspect of the service delivery buys the veteran affairs. Marketing communication plan A marketing communication plan will have four stages. The stakeholders will be informed through a platform that will be created to enlighten every individual who takes part in veteran affairs service. Continual updating of the intervention progress in the platform created will keep the stakeholders always updated (Wong & Klee). Before the intervention, the stakeholders will have the real situation of the Veterans affairs in the united state.