Health Net Federal Services, the government operations division of California-based Fortune 500 company Health Net, has been granted a contract by the New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System to continue providing primary and preventive health care services to veterans enrolled in the VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) located in Durango, Colorado.
 
The base contract with Health Net is effective from March 1, 2009, through February 28, 2010, with two additional option periods of one year each.
 
The VA CBOC program was developed by VA to provide health maintenance and preventive health care within 30 miles or 30 minutes of a veteran's home. CBOCs reduce travel time and shorten waiting times for veterans needing outpatient care.
 
Donna Hoffmeier, VA Program officer at Health Net, said: “Health Net is honored to be re-awarded this VA contract. We have worked hard to deliver first-class services to veterans in the Durango clinic for the last six years, and we feel privileged to continue to offer primary care, mental health, women's health, and preventive health care services to veterans in Durango. With this award, we are pleased to announce that we plan to expand the clinic's capacity to serve more veterans by moving to a larger facility in the near future.”
 
The new location at the former Mercy Regional Medical Center facility in Durango is anticipated to open at the end of April 2009. The clinic provides primary and preventive health care, outpatient mental health services, and laboratory services, among other specialized services. I

n serving the special health care needs of veterans, the clinic offers chronic disease management, as well as promotion programs on a wide range of health issues such as smoking, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and heart disease. Veterans also are screened and treated for conditions such as alcohol and substance abuse, military sexual trauma, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).