News releases

VA Augusta Health Care System will celebrate World War II Veteran Hubert Miles as he turns 100 years old. Media is invited to the celebration at the VA Augusta Uptown campus at 1 Freedom Way off Wrightsboro Road.

VA Augusta Health Care System will host a Homeless Veteran Stand Down Tuesday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., in the 2nd floor gymnasium of our Uptown Augusta campus at 1 Freedom Way.

COMPACT Act offers free suicide emergency care for Veterans at VA, community facilities VA Southeast Network to host COMPACT Act virtual town hall Monday, Oct. 30, at 10 a.m. ET

To celebrate survivors and encourage early detection, VA Augusta will host two events later this month in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month:

​​​​​​​Media interested in demonstrations or interview coordination, please contact Megan Kon at Megan.Kon@va.gov

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday, Sep. 22, 2023, that it honored VA Augusta Health Care System Registered Nurse Dondra Faison with its National HeRO Award for her contributions to VA’s Journey to High Reliability.

VA Augusta Health Care System announced today the selection of 11 frontline staff for the FY24 VHA Innovators Network Spark-Seed-Spread program.

To support those trying to prevent suicide in the local community, VA Augusta Health Care System will host a Suicide Awareness and Prevention Workshop, 10 - 11 a.m., Friday, Sep. 22, in its Uptown campus auditorium (3B-111) at 1 Freedom Way in Augusta.

VA Augusta Health Care System will host a job fair on Saturday, Sep. 9, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., at its Downtown Campus at 950 15th Street.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — VA Augusta Health Care System joins the nation in observing Pride Month, celebrating the many invaluable contributions of the LGBTQ+ community, including the LGBTQ+ Veteran patients under our care.