INDIANAPOLIS — Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins, accompanied by Gov. Mike Braun, Congressman Jefferson Shreve, and Congresswoman Victoria Spartz, took part in a ceremony Thursday at Roudebush VA Medical Center to recognize staff members.

“If I was a veteran in Indiana, you’ve got a great place to go,” Collins said. “Use these facilities because they’re here for you.”

According to Collins, the VA is working to ensure the more than 60-year-old Roudebush facility receives its priority needs as the agency continues to assess its entire construction schedule nationwide.

“We have 170 hospitals across the country, average age is about 60, so we’re having a lot of construction projects we’re dealing with, but we’re making sure that facilities like this that are highly utilized…it’s ve

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