SAVE Award winner
The winner of the first-ever winning of the President's SAVE award has been announced as Nancy Fichtner. Her idea - on how to make the government perform more effectively and efficiently - was picked from the "final four" as the winner.
See video of President Barack Obama explaining the initiative and the finalists.
On Monday, December 21, Nancy will present her idea to President Obama at the White House.
The winning idea (from Nancy Fichtner of Department of Veterans Affairs)
Veterans leaving VA hospitals should be able to take the medicine they’ve been using home with them instead of it being thrown away when they’re discharged.
As is the case in most hospitals all across the country, medicine that is used in the hospital is not given to patients to be brought home; instead, it is thrown out. “Currently the inpatient medications such as ointments, inhalers, eye drops, and other bulk items are being disposed of upon patient discharge.”
Nancy proposes ending this waste and finding a way to allow this medicine to be used by those who need it.
Listen to Nancy interviewed by Federal News Radio below:
Congratulations Nancy!
