News releases
News Releases for VA Augusta health care.
March 13, 2023VA Augusta Health Care System joins VA health care facilities nationwide in recognizing the contributions of VA faculty and academic partners during VA Health Professions Education Week (March 13-17, 2023).
March 9, 2023Women Veterans are the fastest-growing patient population group at VA Augusta Health Care System. To ensure local women Veterans stay informed of the services available to them, VA Augusta will host a Women’s Forum via Facebook Live, Tuesday, March 14, at 3 p.m.
March 3, 2023The Georgia Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics this week announced that Valerie Lively, registered dietitian at VA Augusta Health Care System, is its Georgia Outstanding Dietitian of The Year. Lively, who has served the Augusta dietetic community for more than 20 years, was presented the award Thursday evening at a ceremony in Atlanta.
January 27, 2023AUGUSTA, Ga. — As part of VA’s nationwide goal to house 38,000 homeless Veterans in 2022, VA Augusta provided 122 permanent housing placements to local Veterans experiencing homelessness, nearly doubling the goal set by national VA homeless program leadership.
January 26, 2023VA 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.
December 13, 2022Augusta, 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.
November 17, 2022VA 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.
November 10, 2022VA 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.
November 8, 2022VA 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.
October 12, 2022Veterans 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.