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U.S. reps call for better VA access
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/sep/23/call-for-sorrento-VA-access/
U.S. reps call for better VA access
Joel Hoffmann
2:13 p.m.Sept. 23, 2014
In response to a U-T Watchdog report, San Diego congressional representatives are calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to quickly improve access and transportation to a new clinic in Sorrento Valley.
The clinic opened in August to help reduce wait times for medical appointments, but it’s located above a steep driveway off Sorrento Valley Road. There are no stairs or a railing along the walkway that leads up to the clinic.
Veterans who rely on public transportation have limited options available to get to the clinic. The most direct route there is the Coaster rail line, but it puts disabled veterans in a difficult position once they arrive.
“Unfortunately, and at great detriment to our veterans, there is no bus service from the Coaster station directly to the Sorrento Valley clinic -- a distance of a half mile,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and San Diego Rep. Scott Peters in a Sept. 23 letter to VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald. “For injured and disabled veterans, a walk of this length is unmanageable