Some quotes on the new VA Center of Excellence
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse:"We owe veterans our eternal gratitude and should always provide them with the best possible care when they return home," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse. "These new technologies at the Providence VA Medical Center can greatly improve the quality of life of many of our veterans across the state. I'm proud tocelebratethe opening of this vitally important facilitywith the Providence VA, Brown, Butler, Lifespan, and Massachusetts General."
Senator Jack Reed:“Our service members make tremendous sacrifices to keep our country safe and it is our duty to give them the care they need when they return home. With this new research center, the Providence VA Medical Center will continue to improve the care and treatment service members and veterans receive. I applaud Director Ng, Brown University, Butler Hospital, Lifespan, and Massachusetts General Hospital for partnering together in an effort to develop cutting edge technologies to help improve quality care for veterans with disabilities,” said Reed, who serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees federal funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Dr. Robert A. Petzel, Undersecretary of Health, Veterans Health Administration: “This new Research Center of Excellence is just one more example of the VA’s commitment to cutting-edge research to optimize functions for Veterans with disabilities,” said Robert A. Petzel, MD, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration.“This collaborative research reflects our continuing commitment to innovative use of technologies that optimize function for Veterans with disabilities.”
Christina Paxson, Brown University President: "Advancing science to restore health and quality of life for people with neurological disorders and limb loss is a tremendously inspiring research mission," Paxson said. "Brown University is proud join with our longtime partners at the Providence VA Medical Center in dedicating this new center. This public investment in a meaningful collaboration between government, academic and hospital-based researchers has the potential to yield many beneficial innovations for veterans and others."
Dr. Edward Wing, Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences at Brown University: “The collaboration that the Department of Veterans Affairs has brought together in the CfNN highlights the extraordinary concentration of expertise in Providence in brain science research and treatment,” said Dr. Edward Wing, dean of medicine and biological sciences at Brown University. “Each of the four project areas at the CfNN has made great strides in advancing research. All of them, for example, are actively working with patients, highlighting the direct clinical value of the center’s work.”