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Choosing between the emergency room and urgent care? We have some tips to help you make the right choice based on your symptoms.

Trips to the emergency room or clinic used to be necessary for all wound care follow-ups. VA now has multiple virtual visits as an option.

To better improve care for geriatric Veterans, VA North Texas is launching a new initiative known as The Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department or EQUiPPED.

Dr. Stephen Gau is a board-certified emergency medicine (EM) physician [...]

Air Force Veteran Monique Lyerly, the mother of three children (ages 18, 10 and 8) recently came to VA’s Manhattan Campus Emergency Department with chest pains. Concerned that she might have a pulmonary embolism, her physician ordered a CT scan. Fortunately, the outcome was that she did not have a cardiac problem or issues with her lungs and she was discharged home.

At VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System, improvements in emergency care are leading to better outcomes for Veterans in need of lifesaving care.

A quick response by Registered Nurse William Gangwer turns a routine lunch break into a powerful reminder that preparation saves lives.

Houston VA nurses provide a lifeline for Louisiana Veteran in emergency with lifesaving on-the-spot support.

Tips for Veterans and family members on how to access their health care benefits if they have a health emergency while they’re traveling.

The Audie L. Murphy Emergency Department has undergone renovation with quality-of-life enhancements.

Watch the Under Secretary for Health and a panel of experts discuss VA Health Connect tele-emergency care.

If you’re a Veteran enrolled in VA health care, you now have access to VA tele-emergency care – should you need it – through VA Health Connect