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VHA Communications Awards: Office of Public Affairs has been recognized by the Veterans Health Administration with two national-level communications awards.
Suicide Prevention Month: September is Suicide Prevention Month. Learn the warning signs and together, We Can Save Veteran Lives
Annual Report 2016: The medical center's award-winning annual report presents a wealth of information in an easy-to-read format. Download your copy now or pick up a printed copy in the Office of Public Affairs in Room 1B-109.
COMPASS Provides Direction: Thanks to new research, Veterans who have executive dysfunction due to a Traumatic Brain Injury may now have an easier time.
WWII Veteran: 103 Years Young: WWII Veteran & Army Nurse Anne Reeside celebrates her 103rd birthday with family and friends at the Community Living Center.
Easier Venipunctures: If you've ever felt like a pincushion while giving blood or getting an IV, the vein illumination technology now being used at the medical center will be a welcome relief.
Mending Hearts: Mended Hearts volunteer and Marine Corps Veteran, David Horan presents the organization's signature "heart pillow" to Veteran Eric Konovalov during a recent visit to the medical center.
Mammography's Perfect Score: For the third year in a row, the Washington DC VA Medical Center's Mammography Section has passed its annual FDA inspection with a perfect score.
Summer is Coming: Along with the long days, hot sun, pool parties, barbeques and traveling come special hazards of the season.
Community Living Center: It takes a special environment to make skilled nursing care feel like home for the residents. The staff of the Community Living Center makes it happen 24/7.

From the Veterans Health Administration

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With VA Adaptive Sports, life has become a joy: It's more than therapy. The Veterans Summer Sports Clinic offers many exciting recreational opportunities for Veterans accepting the challenge to strengthen their bodies and improve their self-worth.
My HealtheVet has a New Look - Check it Out!: The next generation of My HealtheVet is here, and we think you will like what you see! The new site was recently redesigned with new colors and a cleaner look. Check it out today!
National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament: The National Disabled Veterans TEE Tournament, being held this week in Iowa City, Iowa, gives disabled Veterans an opportunity to learn new skills and strengthen their self-esteem.
Veteran Receives High-tech Prosthetic Hand: Afghanistan Veteran Daniel Glanz has a brand new prosthetic hand, an iLimb Quantum, with functions that are programmable with a smartphone app and can change functions with a simple gesture.
Veteran talks about suicide to help other Veterans: Combat Veteran Alexandrea Gries shares her experiences with Veterans to help them overcome their obstacles and issues. “VA is probably the single biggest reason why I'm still alive.”
Helping Hands for Healthy Hearts for PA Veterans: At the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center, the new cardiac catheterization suite offers state-of-the-art care for area Veterans close to home. Less travel and loved ones by their side.
Veteran Shares Green Thumb Hobby with Fellow Vets: An Iraq war Veteran tells his story of post-combat struggles and how Veterans Affairs health care professionals helped him commit to a better life and share his green thumb hobby.
Veteran Sexual Trauma Victims: You Are Not Alone: After Mary experienced Military Sexual Trauma, she was afraid to report it. She thought she was alone. She got help at VA and now wants to get the word out to other Veterans about MST coordinators.
Veterans Find Prostate Cancer Cure at McGuire: Veterans across America travel to McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond for treatment of moderate to aggressive forms of prostate cancer using “brachytherapy” a much better option for Veterans.
10 Things About The Veterans Choice Program: Here's all the information about the Veterans Choice Program. Find out if you are eligible to receive health care from a community provider. How is the 40-mile calculation determined? And other FAQs.