News releases

In honor of American Heart Health Month, the Women Veterans Program at VA Augusta Health Care System will host a cardio-obstetrics presentation at 1 p.m., Friday, Feb. 23, at its Uptown Campus auditorium (Room 3B-111) at 1 Freedom Way in Augusta.

Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, part of VA Augusta Health Care System, is seeking volunteers in the Columbia and Richmond counties area who are willing to help local Veterans by serving as drivers.

As part of VA’s nationwide homelessness goals for 2023, VA Augusta Health Care System permanently housed 170 local Veterans experiencing homelessness last year, nearly three times the VA’s annual goal for the region.

Jay Jefferies, Chief Meteorologist for WFXG Fox-54, will join VA Augusta Health Care System this Friday at noon at its Uptown campus for a ceremony honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

VA Augusta Health Care System is holding two drive-thru, resume drop-off events for qualified RNs and LPNs. No need to park – just drive up and drop off your resume! We’re seeking nursing professionals specifically for our Spinal Cord Injury and long-term care units (Community Living Center).

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