Miami VA names new chief for 57,000 veterans

Veterans Affairs names new Miami VA chief

 Paul M. Russo is coming from North Carolina to replace Mary Berrocal, who retired in November.

BY CAROL ROSENBERG

Paul M. Russo, a three-decade veteran of health work at the Veterans Health Administration, has been chosen to take over as the new director of Miami’s regional VA health care network, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday.

 As director of the Miami VA Health Care System, Russo will oversee delivery of health care to more than 57,000 veterans living in South Florida and an operating budget of $478 million. read more here