News releases

VA Augusta Health Care System will host a hiring event 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Feb. 25 for Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Health Technicians, and Nursing Assistants who are passionate about serving Georgia and South Carolina veterans.

Augusta, Ga — On December 15th, VA Augusta will host a PACT Act Event to inform Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors about the PACT Act and encourage them to apply for the toxic exposure-related health care and benefits they have earned.

VA Augusta urologist working to close gender gap in contraception culture Women undergo 40 percent more tubal ligation surgeries than men undergo vasectomies even though tubal litigation is a far more invasive and risky procedure.

VA Augusta Health Care System will host a Homeless Veteran Stand Down Friday, Nov. 18, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., at our Uptown campus at 1 Freedom Way in Augusta, Georgia.

VA Augusta Health Care System will host a hiring event on the morning of Saturday, Nov. 19, for Licensed Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses passionate about serving Georgia and South Carolina veterans.

Veterans in the CSRA will soon have greater access to mammography screenings to prevent, detect, and treat breast cancer. VA Augusta Health Care System anticipates the arrival of a state-of-the-art Hologic Selenia Dimension 3D Mammography System in mid-October.

Ebony Dillard, a physical therapy assistant at VA Augusta Health Care System, has invented a device that can help prevent falls among Veterans who experience limited strength in their lower extremities.

New 3-digit Veterans Crisis Line (dial 988 and press 1) offers Veterans a short, easy-to-remember way to get 24/7 support About 7 out of 10 Veteran deaths by suicide result from firearm injuries

The Veterans Health Administration recently announced that VA Augusta Health Care System’s Community Living Center (CLC) earned a 5-star rating for both quality and staffing, the highest possible scores in those categories for a VA long-term residential facility.

In response to the ongoing opioid crisis in America, VA Augusta Healthcare System pharmacists are launching an education campaign about the risk of opioid overdose and the use of naloxone to prevent overdose fatalities.