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American Legion Post 91 Contributes $8,000 to Hearing Aid Program for Veterans at the Cambridge Vete

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Photo of check presentation.

Pictured during the check donation for the Hearing Aid Program at the Cambridge VA Outpatient Clinic are (left to right) Margaret Hornberger, Community Resources Development Specialist, VA Maryland Health Care System; Ray Harrison, Vice Commander, Sons of American Legion Squadron 91; John Shaughnessy, Commander, American Legion Dorchester Post 91; and Karen Windsor, Nurse Manager, Cambridge VA Outpatient Clinic.

April 24, 2008

(Cambridge, MD) - Members of the American Legion Dorchester Post 91 recently donated a total of $6,000, while the Sons of the American Legion Squadron 91 donated $2,000 to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System to purchase hearing aids for Eastern Shore veterans who receive their health care services at the Cambridge VA Outpatient Clinic. 

The Cambridge VA Outpatient Clinic, which is located at 830 Chesapeake Drive in Cambridge, Maryland, is the largest outpatient clinic in the VA Maryland Health Care
System with over 25,000 outpatient visits a year.  Many of the veterans who are treated at the clinic need hearing aids, but are ineligible under VA federal guidelines to receive them.  

At a cost of $600 to $1,300 per two devices, the expensive hearing aids are in great demand and supplies diminish quickly.  Veterans must be enrolled in the VA health care system and obtain a referral from their primary care provider in order to receive the hearing aids.  Although hearing aids are free to veterans through this program, a co-pay and other charges may apply for related services such as evaluations and fittings. 

“Because of the generosity of the community, local businesses and veterans service organizations, such as the American Legion Dorchester Post 91, countless numbers of veterans now have hearing aids who might otherwise not be able to afford them,”  says Karen Windsor, Nurse Manager for the Cambridge VA Outpatient Clinic.