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1. Frustrated with VA Response to Proposed Meeting on Hot Springs - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   December 19, 2012

   Press Releases Recent Press Releases Delegation Frustrated with VA Response to Proposed Meeting on Hot Springs December 19 2012 Washington D C U S Senators Tim Johnson D S D and John Thune R S D and Representative...facilities in Hot Springs In October the delegation and Members of Congress from Wyoming and Nebraska requested a meeting with Secretary Shinseki and members of the Save the VA Committee in Hot Springs to help...meet with us in Hot Springs because we believe he is the only senior official at the VA who can negotiate in good faith on this matter and because we believe he should visit Hot Springs to see for himself...

2. Delegation Meets With VA Secretary in D.C. Following Hot Springs Visit - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   December 06, 2016

   Newsletter Press Releases Recent Press Releases Delegation Meets With VA Secretary in D C Following Hot Springs Visit December 6 2016 WASHINGTON U S Sens Mike Rounds R S D a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs...Department of Veterans Affairs VA Secretary Robert McDonald following his Nov 30 2016 visit to the Hot Springs South Dakota VA campus During the meeting the delegation encouraged Secretary McDonald to carefully...veterans in the Hot Springs area have access to quality health care remains my top priority said Rounds While I would have preferred to join Secretary McDonald on his trip to Hot Springs I am glad to have...

3. Urges VA Secretary to Withdraw Plans to Close Hot Springs VA from Obama Admin. Budget Proposal - Press...
   February 10, 2015

   Press Releases Recent Press Releases Delegation Urges VA Secretary to Withdraw Plans to Close Hot Springs VA from Obama Admin Budget Proposal February 10 2015 Washington D C U S Sens Mike Rounds R S D...Administration s budget proposal Last week the administration s budget request proposed measures to close Hot Springs VA facilities despite previous assurances that the VA would not act without finishing a fair and...Statement EIS The delegation writes the VA s FY 2016 Congressional Budget Submission targeting the Hot Springs VA Medical Center is a direct reversal of the VA s repeated assurances that it would not proceed...

4. by Secretary McDonald’s Decision to Decline Hot Springs VA Tour and Meeting - Press Releases - U.S. Senator...
   November 23, 2016

   Releases Recent Press Releases Delegation Disappointed by Secretary McDonald s Decision to Decline Hot Springs VA Tour and Meeting November 23 2016 WASHINGTON U S Sens John Thune R S D and Mike Rounds R S D...disappointment and concern over McDonald s decision to decline a December 2 2016 tour and meeting at the Hot Springs VA McDonald will instead travel to the facility on November 30 2016 a day on which the VA knows...the facility with the delegation prior to making his decision on whether or not to shutter the Hot Springs VA Given the magnitude of the changes the VA s proposed consolidation would have on veteran care...

5. Delegation Critical of Final EIS for Hot Springs VA - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   November 10, 2016

   Sign Up For Newsletter Press Releases Recent Press Releases Delegation Critical of Final EIS for Hot Springs VA November 10 2016 WASHINGTON U S Sens John Thune R S D and Mike Rounds R S D a member of the...Black Hills Health Care System and the veterans facility in Hot Springs South Dakota Any decision on whether or not to close the Hot Springs facility based on the results of the VA s EIS will be determined...significant opposition from our veterans who have sought the care they have selflessly earned in Hot Springs for over 100 years Secretary McDonald has given his word to visit the campus before a final decision...

6. Delegation Opposes Hot Springs VA Proposal - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune...
   October 24, 2012

   Instagram Facebook Sign Up For Newsletter Press Releases Recent Press Releases Delegation Opposes Hot Springs VA Proposal October 24 2012 October 25 2012 Washington D C U S Senators Tim Johnson D S D and John...deserve if the Hot Springs VA were to close The letter to Secretary Shinseki is available here Related Posts Delegation Requests Meeting With Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki in Hot Springs Permalink https...https www thune senate gov public index cfm 2012 10 delegation opposes hot springs va proposal Press Releases Opinion Editorials Press Kit Contact Information Aberdeen Office 320 South 1st Street Suite...

7. Delegation Calls on New VA Secretary to Visit Hot Springs VA Hospital - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John...
   July 31, 2014

   Newsletter Press Releases Recent Press Releases Delegation Calls on New VA Secretary to Visit Hot Springs VA Hospital July 31 2014 Washington D C U S Senators Tim Johnson D SD and John Thune R SD and Representative...hospital in Hot Springs which is a part of the VA Black Hills Health Care System BHHCS The delegation reiterated its opposition to the VA s planned closing of the VA hospital in Hot Springs that was first...December 2011 The delegation writes As a part of your travels we invite you to visit the BHHCS in Hot Springs It is important for you to visit and see firsthand the quality care provided and hear from those...

8. Thune, Johnson Applaud Decision to Keep Hot Springs VA Medical Center Open - Press Releases - U.S. Senator...
   October 09, 2020

   Up For Newsletter Press Releases Recent Press Releases Thune Johnson Applaud Decision to Keep Hot Springs VA Medical Center Open October 9 2020 U S Sen John Thune R S D and U S Rep Dusty Johnson R S D...significantly reduced services at the Hot Springs VA medical center We dug in and held fast through two administrations and four secretaries to keep the Hot Springs facility open but we would never have...have succeeded without the passion and persistence of Hot Springs veterans and the Hot Springs community which rallied in support of the facility since day one said Thune I m thankful to Secretary Wilkie...

9. Delegation Statement on VA Decision to Close Hot Springs Facility - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John...
   January 06, 2017

   Releases Delegation Statement on VA Decision to Close Hot Springs Facility Secretary McDonald s Decision Comes Weeks After Hearing Concerns From Hot Springs Community January 6 2017 WASHINGTON U S Sens John...the Hot Springs facility We are deeply concerned by the Obama VA s decision which is the direct result of a flawed process and continued data discrepancies said Thune Rounds and Noem The Hot Springs campus...expressed their disappointment after McDonald declined their request to meet in person at the Hot Springs VA to discuss the future of the facility On December 6 2016 during a meeting in Washington D C...

10. Urges Veterans Affair Secretary to Prioritize Hot Springs VA in 2020 - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John...
    December 17, 2019

    to Prioritize Hot Springs VA in 2020 As you look ahead to your 2020 schedule we request that you expand upon this experience and work to address the long standing matters at the Hot Springs VA December 17...the Hot Springs VA medical center in 2020 and address the long standing matters of uncertainty at the facility The letter follows the secretary s September 27 2019 statement of intent to visit Hot Springs...this experience and work to address the long standing matters at the Hot Springs VA the delegation wrote As you know the Hot Springs VA is a priority for veterans in western South Dakota and neighboring...