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  • Naloxone outreach widens access, helps save lives

    Naloxone outreach widens access, helps save lives

    VA expands naloxone access to prevent opioid overdoses.

  • Mountain Home VA’s Vulnerable Population Outreach team: Heroic response during Hurricane Helene

    Mountain Home VA’s Vulnerable Population Outreach team: Heroic response during Hurricane Helene

    During Hurricane Helene, the dedicated staff at Mountain Home VA provided crucial support and hope to those affected by the storm.

  • Milwaukee VA emergency department named one of the best

    Milwaukee VA emergency department named one of the best

    The Emergency Department at the Milwaukee VA has been named one of the best in the country with the prestigious Lantern Award.

  • VA launching outreach and care networks for Long COVID

    VA launching outreach and care networks for Long COVID

    There are more than 240,000 Veterans that have tested positive [...]

  • Emergency medicine physicians: VA needs your help

    Emergency medicine physicians: VA needs your help

    Emergency medicine physicians or physicians-in-training are invited to apply for exciting opportunities providing life-saving care at VA.

  • Individualized telephone outreach reduces COPD exacerbations

    Individualized telephone outreach reduces COPD exacerbations

    A telephone outreach intervention launched by VA Geriatric Scholar Tammy McCoy, DNP, designed to reduce acute episodes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among older Veterans dramatically reduced patients’ use of VA health care resources and helped Veterans improve their quality of life.

  • VA deploys Mobile Vet Center units to increase outreach during COVID-19 outbreak

    VA deploys Mobile Vet Center units to increase outreach during COVID-19 outbreak

    VA began deploying Mobile Vet Center units the week of March 16 to expand Veteran outreach in communities affected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Veteran, Vet Center outreach specialist gets new home

    Veteran, Vet Center outreach specialist gets new home

    Army Veteran Craig Hall’s home on wheels is a 35-foot Mobile Vet Center for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He drives more than 1,000 miles a month throughout the northeast attending events, answering questions about VA programs and services and helping Veterans with readjustment advice. On Wednesday, he and his family got to see and explore their new home for the first time.

  • The power of a phone call: VA telehealth emergency response team reaches out to Puerto Rico’s Veterans

    The power of a phone call: VA telehealth emergency response team reaches out to Puerto Rico’s Veterans

    For weeks after hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the island of Puerto Rico, Dr. Sarai Ambert-Pompey struggled to reach two of her family members — an uncle who is a Veteran and an aunt who had been sick.

  • Veterans stay connected to care following Mississippi tornadoes

    Veterans stay connected to care following Mississippi tornadoes

    After tornadoes devastated Mississippi communities, VA emergency outreach helped a Veteran couple maintain access to care and critical support.

  • Interim housing: A bridge to permanent stability for homeless Veterans

    Interim housing: A bridge to permanent stability for homeless Veterans

    Interim housing offers safety, support and services for homeless Veterans as they work toward securing permanent housing.

  • Hurricane Isaias threatens Gulf Coast: VA activates national response to protect Veterans and families

    Hurricane Isaias threatens Gulf Coast: VA activates national response to protect Veterans and families

    Hurricane Isaias, the Atlantic season’s first hurricane, is strengthening in the Gulf and is forecast to make landfall late tonight or early Saturday.

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Last updated August 27, 2025

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