Stories

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

The staff at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System lie at the core of exceptional patient outcomes. Within that core, is one of the facility’s many certified peer support specialists, SHiRL Selah-Wrenn.

Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Gary Littrell knows all about a legacy of service. The twice deployed Vietnam Veteran served 24 years on active duty; he’s a member of the Ranger Hall of Fame, and one of the 3,517 Americans to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

The ongoing work by Bay Pines VA Healthcare System to support Veterans experiencing homelessness has propelled the organization to a No. 7 national ranking with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Arguably, no one knows the importance of the adage ‘the eyes are the windows to the soul’ better than optometrists.

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Executive Leaders announced Trena Frederiksen as the 2023 Employee of the Year, during the organization’s Employee Town Hall, Jan. 25.

Veteran military spouse and Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Assistant Chief Nurse of Mental Health Dr. Danielle Hallman is embracing her selection as a 2024 MIT Catalyst Fellow.

The VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8) kicked off 2024 with a three-day High Reliability Summit in Tampa, Fla. As part of the group’s training, and to gain a better understanding of best practices from outside of health care, the group visited TECO Peoples Gas.

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System recognizes the long-term effects obesity can have, which affects more than 40 percent of the American population, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Across VHA healthcare, there is one group who supports the needs of every patient, regardless of that Veteran’s need. Although their interactions are often brief, it’s the work behind the scenes that the 164 pharmacists at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System do that makes an impact on Veterans.