During nursing school, Matt Mason felt a connection with his fellow Veterans. He began volunteering and became a VA nurse. “After experience as a patient and volunteer, I knew this is where I wanted to be."
With COVID-19 shutting down many Veterans’ trips, Veterans Expeditions continues to operate, providing outdoor opportunities for Veterans. Veterans Expeditions is a Veteran-led, 501c3 chartered non-profit organization focused on the community and outdoors. Learn more at https://www.vetexpeditions.com/.
Command Sgt. Maj. Dick Veenendaal was one of the original members of the 101st Airborne out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The unit was reconstituted in 1956 after being disbanded for a time after World War II.
Patient advocates are available at VA medical facilities to listen, document and manage your feedback, including compliments, concerns, complaints, and customer service-related issues.
Summer is a great time to apply for a job at VA, where we’re always on the lookout for top talent to help us care for Veterans.
On Aug. 30, Muskogee VA welcomed 40 VA employees from facilities across America. The team is part of VA’s main program for deployment of clinical and non-clinical staff to an emergency or disaster.
For the third year in a row, Carry The Load is partnering with VA’s national cemeteries to honor and remember America’s heroes during Memorial May.
Over half our nation’s Veterans are over 65. VA’s Geriatric and Extended Care website has been refreshed and updated. It is a one-stop resource for Veterans and their caregivers.
VA researchers will be testing the prostate cancer drug degarelix for treating nearly 200 COVID-19 patients at VA medical centers.
Donated Garland VA Medical Center will serve as an in-patient overflow unit with a capacity for over 208 beds. “We are preparing in case we need to take some load off the main hospital in Dallas.”
Veterans! If you were ineligible to donate blood because of your military service in Europe, you may be eligible now. The FDA lifted that ban and blood is urgently needed now because of the pandemic.
VA and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) recently teamed up to host a Facebook Live event about the ways in which Veterans and their family members can access VA homelessness resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.