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

  • Bay Pines VA Healthcare System took its annual Suicide Awareness Walk and Resource Fair beyond VA grounds for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026.

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  • Whether through internal processes or external efforts, staff at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System consistently demonstrate their commitment to innovation and evidence-based care.

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  • Each time Wayne Simpson begins a physical training session, he reinforces his commitment not only to surviving, but thriving.

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  • Music is widely adored by those who listen, but for the composer, it reveals a world unto itself – a space where inward wanderings are transposed into outward brilliance.

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  • Dr. Bharti K. Shetye, still remembers the moment the news reached her. It was unexpected — and for a brief second, it took her breath away.

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  • At the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, a new pilot program is taking shape to assist diabetic Veterans who are facing a growing challenge: food insecurity.

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  • Through its innovative Prostate Fiducial Marker Program, the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is transforming how prostate cancer is treated — bringing greater precision, convenience, and confidence to Veterans facing a diagnosis.

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  • When U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Charles Rackard first connected with Project LIFT at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, he was searching for more than employment — he was looking for a way forward.

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  • Detox. To do this is to clear your body, and sometimes your mind, of anything that is harmful to your constitution. One provider at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System has pioneered a path to recovery and it comes in the form of the organization’s Medical Detox Unit.