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Beaver Island veterans may receive more testing and medication services locally, 2006

Also Beaver Island veterans Rural Health Clinic medication access 2006

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TypeEvent
Date2006-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2006-05
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Medical
Where
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Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The May 2006 Beaver Beacon reported an effort to provide Beaver Island veterans with testing and medication services through the Rural Health Clinic on a case-by-case basis, potentially avoiding travel to Saginaw. The report credits BIRHC manager Donna Kubik, Board president Connie Wogan, and Veterans’ Affairs officer Bob Dreibenstedt.

Evidence limits

This records an investigation and prospective service arrangement, not a completed authorization, individual clinical service, reimbursement agreement, or continuing program.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, May 2006, "Better Med Help for Vets."
    Reports case-by-case investigation of local testing and medication access for veterans, with BIRHC manager Donna Kubik, Board president Connie Wogan, and Veterans' Affairs officer Bob Dreibenstedt involved. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the veterans' healthcare access report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island veterans may receive more testing and medication services locally, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-veterans-rural-health-medication-access-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2006, "Better Med Help for Vets." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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