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Read about what's happening in our VA Bay Pines health care community.

The Best Gift: How Advance Care Planning Impacts Veteran Health Care Decisions

One of the ways Bay Pines VA cares for the whole health of Veterans, their caregivers, and survivors is through a concentrated approach toward health care decisions.

Linda Leveen

Bay Pines VA Invests in Mental Health Care Through Enrichment Program

Health care professionals at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System are continuously working to support the whole health of Veterans and their loved ones. In furtherance of that goal, several staff from the mental health service are leaning on the Bay Pines Enrichment Program.

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Radiation and Oncology Team Takes Pride in Concierge Approach to Veteran Cancer Patients

When Dr. Huma Syed arrived at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System in 2010, she had one goal – to build a program and team from the ground-up that could serve as a benchmark of health care for Veterans receiving radiation and oncology services.

Radiation and Oncology Center staff at Bay Pines VA.

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Helps Veterans in the Future by Conducting Research Today

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is looking toward the future of health care by championing opportunities for Veterans to be part of high-quality clinical trials that could lead to innovative results for Veterans receiving health care today and those who will enroll in VA health care in the future.

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Patient Safety Remains Bay Pines VA's Top Priority

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is continuously working toward becoming a High Reliability Organization (HRO). One of the fundamental pillars of an HRO is cultivating a Culture of Safety and the wellbeing of the Veterans we serve remains at the center of that goal.

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Bay Pines VA Pioneers Launch Lymphedema Fellowship, Increase Support for Soonest and Best Care for Veterans

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System has added another milestone to the organization’s 90-year history by becoming the first healthcare system in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to launch an Occupational Therapy Lymphedema Fellowship.

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Healthcare Equity a Priority for Bay Pines VA Social Workers as they celebrate Professional Social Work Month

Social workers across Bay Pines VA Healthcare System are taking an inward approach to serving Veterans in the community through a renewed focus on the social determinants of health.

Bay Pines VA Social Work Services DEI Champions

Valerie the Veteran Fosters Caring Environment for Women Vets, Discovers it at Bay Pines VA

From experiencing her family’s evacuation out of Saigon, Vietnam, to navigating her career as a woman in uniform, retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Valerie Lavin is no stranger to adversity.

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Bay Pines VA Welcomes Women Veteran Program Leader to Lee County

The population of women Veterans who entrust Bay Pines VA Healthcare System with their health care needs is growing rapidly, and Bay Pines VA is growing with them.

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Telehealth expansion at Naples VA Clinic promotes commitment to soonest and best care options for Veterans

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System has expanded telehealth services to support Veterans at the Naples VA Clinic.

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