<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>This is what happens when funding to VA hospitals is reduced, Rep. Labrador.</div><div><br></div><div>Courtesy of KREM-2 at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://krem.mlnwap.com/article.html#!/11782/b8daa09ad1734dadae2b694558b9bcac">http://krem.mlnwap.com/article.html#!/11782/b8daa09ad1734dadae2b694558b9bcac</a></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------------</div><div><p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); line-height: 40px; font-size: 32px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Spokane VA Hospital cuts 24 hour emergency room service</span></p><p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">SPOKANE, Wash. - Leaders at the Spokane VA Medical Center confirmed Wednesday that the emergency room will no longer be open 24 hours a day starting in December. </span></p><p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Instead, hospital staff said they are cutting emergency room hours.</span></p><p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"></p><p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Hospital staff said starting December 1st, the emergency room will only be open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. seven days a week. Staff said if someone arrives at the emergency room after hours, they will have to send them to another hospital.</span></p><p style="margin: 15px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">KREM 2 News has reached out to the hospital to find out what this means for health insurance coverage for veterans who will have to be treated at a hospital emergency room outside of the VA. The latest updates will be posted throughout the day as KREM 2 News uncovers more details.</span></p></div><div><br></div><div>--------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div>Tell us again how much you support our veterans, Raul.<br><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></body></html>