One Woman’s Rise to VA Medical Center Director

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U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs – Earning two Presidential Meritorious Rank Awards during her nearly 40-year career, Joan S. Kershner was a VA trailblazer and U.S. Army Veteran who became one of the first five women to lead a VA Medical Center.

Kershner’s medical career began at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, D.C., just weeks after World War II ended. And in January 1976, she was selected to serve as Director of the VA hospital in Columbia, South Carolina.

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Mid-Cities Medical is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, specializing in servicing the home medical needs of our Veterans through government approved lines of Durable Medical Equipment, Portable and Stationary Oxygen Concentrator and Ventilator services. With a commitment to excellence, Mid-Cities Medical has been continuously contracted with the Veterans Administration for 37+ consecutive years, and will continue executing the service orders provided by our government partners with professionalism, precision, timeliness, and dedication.