Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Senate will hold Field Hearing June 29th at Philadelphia VA Medical Center on Terminated Cancer Treatment Program

http://veterans.senate.gov/
6/23/2009
Committee Announces Philadelphia Field Hearing For June 29th

The United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs will hold a field hearing on the Philadelphia VA Medical Center’s Terminated Cancer Treatment Program on Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10am in the Third Floor Multipurpose Room of the Philadelphia VAMC. Senator Arlen Specter will chair the hearing.

Date/Time
Monday, June 29, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

Location:
Third Floor Multipurpose Room
Philadelphia VAMC
3900 Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Parking
Parking at the VAMC is extremely limited with priority for patients seeking care. Attendees are urged to use one of the following alternate parking/transportation options:

Campus Park and Ride – shuttle to the VAMC from this parking lot.

Campus Park and Ride
1600 S. Warfield Street
Philadelphia , PA 19145
http://www.campusparkandride.com/maps.html

LUCY (loop thru University City)Shuttle runs every 12 minutes from the 30th Street Station and will take you directly to the VAMC
http://www.ucityphila.org/getting_around/lucy

Press
Please contact the Philadelphia VAMC Public Affairs, 215-823-5916 or 215-823-5846 for logistical details. Members of the press are asked to arrive from 9 - 9:45 am.