Stories
Read about what's happening in our VA Bay Pines health care community.
Bay Pines VA Police Targeting Trust and Transparency Through Use of Body-worn Cameras
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System’s Police Service has added another element to support their ongoing mission to protect those who served.

Bay Pines VA CLC, WWII Veteran Celebrates 102 Years of Life
Of the many opinions that exist regarding life’s essence, there remains one indisputable fact; change is inevitable.

Tropicana Field Hosts 3,500 People for VetFest in Southwest Florida
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) knocked it out of the park during a joint PACT Act event at Tropicana Field, August 5.

Mass-Casualty Exercise Tests Bay Pines VA’s Readiness
The sound of sirens followed by multiple ambulances backing up to the Emergency Department (ED) at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System’s C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center placed employees on alert, Wednesday morning, August 2.
Butterfly Effect Enhances Wellbeing for Bay Pines VA CLC Veterans
A Community Living Center (CLC) is a VA Nursing Home where Veterans may stay for a short time or, in rare instances, for the rest of their life.

Service for Two: Bay Pines VA Employee Delivers on Promise to Assist Expectant Mothers
It was Albert Einstein who once said, “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” At the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, our staff embodies that sentiment, and one of those employees is Maternity Care Coordinator, Charmaine E. Gabino-Crooke.

Bay Pines VA Employees Earn Global Award Recognition… Again
Across the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, communication is critical to informing, educating, and inspiring employees and Veterans.

U.S. Army Veteran Pays Forward Healing, Hope Gained at Bay Pines VA
The year was 1997 and Jeffrey Decresie had recently separated from active duty in the U.S. Army.

Marine Veteran Celebrates Pride in Service, Love, Life, and VA Health Care Support
Marine Corps Veteran Dave Mapp remembers the day he was told he had 18 months to live after being diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL).

Vulnerable Patients High Priority for Bay Pines VA During 2023 Hurricane Season
Nine months removed from the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System continues to strengthen its readiness and response efforts to support Veterans as the possibility of inclement weather strengthens for this year’s hurricane season in southwest Florida.
