Veterans in the Rubber Band, a 20-member musical group of Vets 70 and older at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, find that it’s fun and therapeutic to write and play their own music.
Your health information will be shared with your doctors unless you complete a form stating you do NOT want your information shared. Sharing improves safety and continuity of care.
Patients, visitors, volunteers, contractors, vendors and employees will begin to see a smoke-free policy at VA health care facilities starting Oct. 1.
Army Veteran Candice Caesar was paralyzed in an accident in Germany in 1999. When the doctors said they didn’t think she would walk again, she started planning a marathon. And she made it happen.
Diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, a Gulf War Veteran was treated with a light-emitting diode (LED) therapy program. The results, in his words, were, “Amazing. I have the energy to go do things.”
During his regular appointment, a Veteran told a staff member about his plans to end his life. They immediately contacted his treatment team who provided treatment and saved his life.
Veteran Wilfredo Santo was so grateful for Dr. Marianne Goodman’s suicide prevention program at the Bronx VA that he arranged to have a flag fly over the U.S. Capitol in her honor.
Consider talking to a recruiter at the next VA virtual career fair. VA Careers regularly hosts no-cost local, regional or national virtual career fairs where you can chat online with recruiters about a position in information technology, nursing, primary care or another field; learn about which jobs are available in your area; and get tips on submitting a stand-out application.
Free flu shots will be available at all VA Medical Centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics. And at the 9,600 Walgreens pharmacies. Just present your VA Health Identification Card and a photo ID.
Fargo VA National Cemetery is now officially open and will serve as a burial ground for 30,000 Veterans and their families.
MakeTheConnection.net is an online resource connecting Veterans and their families with help for challenges in their lives. Hear Vets describe how they made it through struggles very much like yours.
Blind, amputee and other Veterans learn firsthand about the healing waters of the San Diego surf at VA's Summer Sports Clinic.