The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced it has appointed Michael S. Heimall, a former director at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, to take on new duties as director of the Washington DC VA Medical Center (DCVAMC). In that role, Heimall will oversee delivery of health care to more than 121,050 Veterans and an operating budget of $610 million. A retired U.S. Army officer with 30 years of progressive experience in hospital and health system leadership, Heimall served as the director for Walter Reed, where he led a 240-bed facility employing 7,000 people.
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