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

  • 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.

    Man in blue shirt and cap sitting next to a grand piano.

  • 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.

    Two women, one with long hair and the other with short hair, stand on a stage holding an award.

  • 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.

    Various food items including canned goods, snacks, and a green reusable bag on a table.

  • 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.

    Two medical professionals in scrubs stand next to an MRI machine.

  • 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.

    Man in green polo shirt standing by a tree.

  • 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.

  • At the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, healing is not limited to medicine alone. For many Veterans, it also comes through music.

    Bearded man with tattoos holding acoustic guitar in front of stained glass window.

  • If asked to name which professions are crucial to the successful provision of health care, most people might quickly respond “Doctors and nurses!” While they’d be correct, there is a broader scope of professionals who contribute to the success of a healthcare system.

    Collage of four photos: man in red shirt with tarp, man in excavator, three people planting tree, and man with blue tarp.

  • According to recent reports from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in Southwest Florida outpatient visits for flu-like illness are higher than they have been in the past five seasons.

    Veteran receives vaccine from healthcare worker in a clinic.

  • A loving smile. Financial management. Assistance with daily living. These are just a few of the ways the caregivers who dutifully look after the Veterans in their lives provide aid.

    Elderly man and woman smiling at table with food and drinks.