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46 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, November 25, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend November 21, 2004 Group will meet in 2005 to consider dom’s future WHITE CITY — Four community representatives have been named to a six-member advisory subcommittee to study options for future use of the Department of Veterans Affairs Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinics (SORCC). The group will begin meeting early next year to consider the former domiciliary’s future, according to Megan Streight, the VA’s spokeswoman in Vancouver, Wash. The group will hold up to five public meetings to seek comment, Streight added. However, the times and places for those sessions have not yet been determined. The local representatives include Madaline Winfrey, a Talent resident who is a member of the American Legion Auxiliary; Hank Collins, director of Jackson County Health & Human Services; Donna Markle, associate professor of nursing at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, Southern Oregon University branch; and Marty Kimmel, the Jackson County Veterans Service officer. Subcommittee chairman is Leslie Burger, director for the VA’s Northwest Health Network in Vancouver, Wash. Dr. Andy Mebane, chief of staff at the SORCC, will serve as the group’s VA clinician. Advertisement The appointments, made by VA Secretary Anthony Principi, are in effect through 2005. The group is one of 17 appointed by Principi to study selected VA facilities nationwide as part of the agency’s Capitol Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) decision made last spring. Formerly known as the dom, the White City complex was among those being considered for downsizing in the past year. Following a huge rally in support of the facility in Medford earlier this year, the agency decided to retain both inpatient and outpatient services at SORCC. It provides general medicine and mental health care to about 9,000 veterans in the Southern Oregon and Northern California region. About 400 people work there. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities