Stories | VA Bay Pines Health Care

Awareness and treatment options for Veterans experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has significantly changed in the 14 years Patrick Diggs has been serving at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.

U.S. Army Veterans Joel Bancroft and Mike Welsh both belong to the population of brave Americans who Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is proud to serve but, until recently, they were strangers to each other.

For many women Veterans, defying expectations is familiar territory and Bay Pines VA Healthcare System recognizes the hurdles they may encounter, both in and out of service.

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Providing the soonest and best care, along with supporting the whole health of all Veterans remain top priorities, the mental health and behavioral science service remains highly focused on, what they believe to be the most critical issue – the prevention of Veteran suicide.

Each year, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System joins the nation in celebrating the incredible, daily contributions nurses make to the lives of Veterans.

Two women stand outside next to each other smiling in the daylight. They are both wearing white in honor of Nurses Week.

When Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Nurse Practitioner Thao Huynh thinks about the fortunes she’s experienced personally and professionally, five words come to mind.

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System employs 120 Medical Laboratory Professionals who are often referred to as the silent professionals because their work is behind the scenes. According to one laboratory professional, there is a saying: “Without the lab, you are only guessing.” … this could not be truer.

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.

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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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.