VA’s Polytrauma System of Care is designed to treat the most severely wounded and injured soldiers with complex, multiple injuries to multiple body parts and organs occurring as a result of blast-related injuries. Read the full story
For homeless Veterans, a Stand Down is a break from the street, an opportunity to find out what’s available to help them get back to life. VA is working hard to get as many homeless Veterans to Stand Downs as possible. Read the full story
September 2011 is National Preparedness Month, “A Time to Remember, A Time to Prepare.” Ready.gov provides Vets a list of the things Veterans and their families can do to prepare for emergencies. Read the full story
VA’s Summer Sports Clinic promotes rehabilitation of body and spirit by teaching summer sporting activities — surfing, sailing, kayaking, cycling — to Veterans with significant physical or psychological impairments. Read the full story
National Veterans TEE Tournament is a rehabilitation program for legally blind Vets, amputees, those using wheelchairs and Vets with other disabilities. The tournament promotes rehabilitation, fellowship and camaraderie. Read the full story
VA is reaching out to ensure Veterans receive the care they’ve earned. For the first time, VA has implemented a program to travel to Okinawa, Japan, to provide compensation and pension examinations to U. S. Veterans. Read the full story
America’s answer to the attacks of 9/11 saw thousands of men and women off in search of the terrorists who attacked our country. VA’s response to soldiers coming home with multiple injuries is the Polytrauma System of Care. Read the full story
Suicide Prevention Week…an opportunity to remind America about the problems some of our wounded warriors face. But, really, at VA, every week is Suicide Prevention Week. That’s why VA has the Veterans Crisis Line. Read the full story
Two OIF combat Veterans are on the Combat Care Team at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where their experiences enable them to relate to Veterans entering the VA health care system. Read the full story
Homeless Veterans received an extra meal thanks to the Nutrition and Food Services Department at the Hefner VA Medical Center and the employees at the hospital. Donated food was distributed to local charities. Read the full story
