Gulf Coast VA is looking forward to supporting and empowering three VA employees selected for the FY24 VHA Innovators Network (iNET) Spark-Seed-Spread Investment program. The investees kicked off the FY24 iNET Spark-Seed-Spread Accelerator investment cycle in December at Bootcamp in Washington, D.C. The VHA Innovators Network Spark-Seed-Spread Investment and Accelerator Program is an initiative to…
Space Force Veteran chooses VA for care
Space Force Veteran Gregory Underation receives his care at VA Health Care System of the Ozarks. It was an opportunity to serve a Veteran from the newest branch of service. The Space Force was officially created in 2019, 72 years after the Air Force. Its mission is to secure the nation’s interests in, from…
Chaplains provide comfort and understanding
Marine Corps Veteran Tonya Harris was looking for a safe space, and she found it courtesy of fellow Marine and North Texas VA chaplain Teresa F. Terry. Chaplain Teresa F. Terry Terry is one of North Texas VA’s 16 chaplains, and she plays an often overlooked role in the well-being of Veterans using VA medical…
Milwaukee VA hosts Diva Day
Milwaukee VA’s Center for Development & Civic Engagement Service hosted its inaugural Diva Day in early December. Forty-five female Veterans were able to attend the free event, which was spearheaded by the team to not only help provide quality donated items to the female Veterans but for them to feel seen and supported in every…
Virtual Care Integration expanding options for Veterans to access care
Early in her medical career, Dr. Maia Carter “fell in love” with VA’s patient-focused, integrated care system. Since 2021, Carter has led the integration of virtual care into the primary care system, working to streamline the experience of virtual care for patients. Her work directly supports VA’s health care priority to connect Veterans to the…
Enjoy unique opportunities working as a pharmacist at VA
VA pharmacists are valued members of our patient care teams, using the full scope of their training on behalf of Veterans while enjoying numerous employment benefits you won’t find anywhere else. As we celebrate National Pharmacist Day, we want to recognize the important role VA pharmacists play in the lives of Veterans, beginning with the…
MLK holiday a day on, not a day off
On the third Monday in January, the nation observes Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK Day) Day of Service—a “day on, not a day off.” As we embark on Jan. 15, let’s remember Veterans who gave so much for the freedoms we enjoy by taking time to give back to them. During this National Day of…
The many ways 3D printing is enhancing VA health care
VA is committed to leveraging cutting edge technology to improve the health care of our nation’s Veterans. In this episode of the podcast series New Horizons in Health, VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal leads a discussion about a very important advancement in Veteran care: 3D printing. Elnahal is joined by an Air…
New gene therapy treatment to fight bladder cancer
An Army Veteran from Houston received a dose of optimism when he came in for a groundbreaking new gene therapy treatment at Michael E. DeBakey VA. Sammie Robertson is the first VA patient in the country to receive a dose of Adstiladrin, the first and only FDA-approved gene therapy to help fight non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. According…
VA supports thousands of student Veterans at national conference
More than 2,500 student Veterans, military-connected students, their families, caregivers, survivors and others from across the country made their way to Nashville Jan. 4-6 to attend the 2024 Student Veterans of America (SVA) National Conference, also known as NatCon—the largest single gathering of student Veterans in the world. NatCon brings together SVA chapters from nearly…
VA Uber Health Connect program nets big results
A new ridesharing program for eligible Veterans in need of transportation to medical appointments is producing big results for Pittsburgh VA. Surveys and data show VHA Uber Health Connect (VUHC) is reliable, cost effective and most importantly, popular with Veterans. VUHC provides eligible Veterans with free Uber rides to and from medical appointments. Donald Koenig,…
Consider the 5 “W”s when conducting your VA job search
When you start your job search, you’re going to have a lot of questions—about the job, about what you’re looking for, and even about what steps you should take. A traditional practice for reporters is to make sure they have answered the “W”s—who, what, when, where, and why— for every story, to make sure they…