Senate Confirms New VHA Chief
March 29, 2002 - The Senate March 22 confirmed the
nomination of Robert Roswell, M.D., to be Under Secretary
for Health at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), where
he will be responsible for overseeing the Veterans Health
Administration, the nation's largest integrated health care
system with a budget of over $21 billion. Dr. Roswell has
served since 1995 as director of the VA Sunshine Healthcare
Network (VISN 8) which covers Florida and Puerto Rico.
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