On the recordOctober 19, 2000
As my colleagues know, the 11th District of North Carolina, which I have the privilege to represent, has one of the largest numbers of senior veterans in the country. My constituents have served the United States in every war, and especially World War II to the Persian Gulf. Many of them now are needing assistance from our veterans hospital. They get their good assistance from the VA Medical Center at Oteen, but we are experiencing a growing health problem among the veterans of the Western North Carolina region. Alzheimer's disease is certainly impacting our area. The Asheville Center has proposed the creation of a unit devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of dementia-related illness as part of the fiscal year 2001 budget. This project has been included as a priority by the network in its most recent planning submission to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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