Medical professionals, supply chain, administrative personnel part of outstanding effort to provide much-needed vaccinations. Challenging logistical feat speaks to the continued efforts of VA staff.
Biloxi's Mobile Medical Unit delivers primary care and other services to Veterans who have limited access to VA health care services due to low population density or limited local demand for specialized services.
After years of health issues, addiction, and homelessness, Navy Veteran Dawn Densel is healthy, has stable housing, and works for the federal government, thanks to VA and its many programs for Veterans experiencing homelessness.
Biloxi VA using a smart disinfecting robot to fight germs in hospital rooms. Delivers UVC light to inactivate pathogens. Complies with CDC recommendations for infection control in medical facilities.
On August 26 and 27, it all began. The Breaking Boundaries: Collaboration Challenge launched the 2021 VHA iEX Virtual Event Series.
Three projects submitted by Gulf Coast VA employees to the Veterans Health Administration Innovators Network program were selected for investment.
When Army OIF Veteran Casey Gauthier entered the Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program in Biloxi, Mississippi, in 2017, he was homeless.
Veteran’s daughter disclosed that her father tended to hide his personal belongings. That’s probably why his wallet went missing and was found 17 years later by workers – inside a Biloxi VA wall.
He arrested four men for the murder of a Black mother of 10 children. Only one was convicted…of manslaughter, serving three years in prison. He continued to pursue the case and was fired.
November marks National Veteran and Military Families Month, highlighted by Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11. This list of Veterans Day and Veterans Month events is organized by state and will be continuously updated with more events throughout the month.
In January 1991, members from all five military branches joined a coalition to push back Saddam Hussein’s force out of Kuwait for Operation Desert Storm. During January 2021, VA will profile Veterans through stories for Desert Storm’s 30th anniversary.
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie visited Panama City Beach VA Outpatient Clinic to recognize staff for superior service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Highest patient satisfaction rate of any VA facility.