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

  • BEDFORD, Massachusetts--Veterans of Haverhill still have a multitude of in-VA-network options for urgent care within a few miles, despite the closure of MedExpress, as reported by WHAV today.

    Man on a scale at a medical facility

  • BEDFORD, Massachusetts—Starting Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, VA Bedford Healthcare System will require all Veterans, visitors, and staff to self-screen for COVID-19 symptoms when entering its facilities.

    A woman of color wearing a surgical mask and coughing

  • BEDFORD, Massachusetts–In keeping with tradition, VA Bedford Healthcare System is recruiting motorcyclists, motorcycle riders, and bikers to join the motorcycle escort following The Wall That Heals to Bedford, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.

    Motorcycle riders lead an 18-wheeler down the road

  • BEDFORD, Massachusetts--VA Bedford Healthcare System needs volunteers to assist with The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that VA Bedford is hosting at Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, here, Sept. 22-25.

    A woman and man in front of a replica of the Vietnam Memorial

  • BEDFORD, Massachusetts--If this spring finds your U.S. flag tattered, worn, or torn, bring it to VA Bedford Healthcare System for proper disposal in our new flag retirement drop box, available to all members of the community.

    Two men standing behind a box decorated with stars and stripes in red, white, and blue

  • BEDFORD, Massachusetts—Voluntary Service at VA Bedford Healthcare System is rolling out Adopt-a-Garden, a new volunteer program that gives the gift of beauty to inpatient Veterans.

    A woman driving a golf cart

  • BEDFORD, Massachusetts—Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans’ Hospital announces the award of an overall five-star rating for its Community Living Center, or CLC, as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs CLC Compare.

    Photo of a building with graphic elements overlaid

  • BEDFORD, Massachusetts—Movie and television producers sometimes play fast and loose with the accuracy of military and Veteran details in their productions.

    Three women look at a poster

  • BEDFORD, Massachusetts--Veterans and Athletes United’s (VAU) Fallen Heroes Memorial, made of 7,040 dog tags that create an image of the American flag, will be on display in the Oval at Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital here, May 16 – 21.

    Flag made of dog tags

  • BEDFORD, Massachusetts--The Wall That Heals will be on display at VA Bedford Healthcare System here in September and as part of the exhibit, local Vietnam Veterans who died after returning home are eligible to be honored as part of the In Memory display in the mobile Education Center.

    Military member presenting a folded U.S. flag