News releases
Get the latest news from Altoona-area medical centers and clinics. For further information, contact our Public Affairs Office at 814-940-6404.
January 14, 2025Today, leaders from UPMC Altoona and the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center signed a veterans’ care pledge recognizing the start of the VA-UPMC Community Nurse Liaison Program at UPMC Altoona.
September 25, 2024The James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center is hosting multiple drive-thru flu clinics throughout September and October.
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April 22, 2024Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that Veteran trust in the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center has risen to 96.5% which is up 7% from 2018 (the first year since VA began conducting this survey).
April 9, 2024In one of the largest-ever expansions of Veteran health care, all Veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards during military service – at home or abroad – are now eligible for VA health care.
March 28, 2024ALTOONA- Beginning January 17, the Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment (COMPACT) Act took effect – allowing Veterans in acute suicidal crisis to be able to go to any VA or non-VA health care facility for emergency health care at no cost.