they deal with counseling, helping the veterans with transition and working with psychotherapy type things. So the social workers that are out there do a great job at two of our sites -- and I know that Dr. Kruczek will touch on this, as well -- we take out podiatrists to actually perform podiatry a couple days a month and take care of the veterans' foot needs. Then we'll talk later, I'm sure, about telehealth and how we deliver other specialty care via the new technology. MS. CLOSKEY: Tell us a little bit about the specialty care. DR. KRUCZEK: It's good, not only do we have -- we provide what services we can at the CBOCs; but then if it's not available at the CBOCs, they come here to Butler for specialty care. We have many specialty cares here in Butler, audiology for hearings aids, we have eye 16 care, both ophthalmologists and optometrists for glasses. We have podiatry here. We have cardiology, neurology, so that they can come here to get specialty care. Now, there is some specialty care that we don't here in Butler. These are more specialists, neurosurgeons, to have surgery
they deal with counseling, helping the veterans with transition and working with psychotherapy type things. So the social workers that are out there do a great job at two of our sites -- and I know that Dr. Kruczek will touch on this, as well -- we take out podiatrists to actually perform podiatry a couple days a month and take care of the veterans' foot needs. Then we'll talk later, I'm sure, about telehealth and how we deliver other specialty care via the new technology. MS. CLOSKEY: Tell us a little bit about the specialty care. DR. KRUCZEK: It's good, not only do we have -- we provide what services we can at the CBOCs; but then if it's not available at the CBOCs, they come here to Butler for specialty care. We have many specialty cares here in Butler, audiology for hearings aids, we have eye 16 care, both ophthalmologists and optometrists for glasses. We have podiatry here. We have cardiology, neurology, so that they can come here to get specialty care. Now, there is some specialty care that we don't here in Butler. These are more specialists, neurosurgeons, to have surgery
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