Stories
Read about what's happening in the Birmingham VA Health Care System community
Ryan Davis, a member of Birmingham VA Health Care System (BVAHCS) Patient Escort Services, had just dropped off a Veteran at appointment check-in and was conversing with a medical center police officer when a stranger approached him in distress.
Dr. Louis J. Dell’Italia, Research Associate Chief of Staff at the Birmingham VA Health Care System, is the recipient of the 2021 John B. Barnwell Award for outstanding achievement in clinical science research.
In 2016, Yabing Chen, Ph.D., a research scientist at the Birmingham VA Health Care System and professor of pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, received a prestigious VA Research Career Scientist Award that provided five years of salary.
Army Veteran and Birmingham native, WD Foster, participated in the 40th National Veterans Wheelchair Games that took place in New York City Aug. 7-14, 2021. This is Foster’s third time competing in the NVWG since being introduced to the event.
Born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, Nicole LaMont comes from a legacy of Veterans Affairs family members and Veterans. She was like any other child growing up; outgoing, adventurous, and free-spirited with dreams of one day becoming a scientist at the VA.
Three nurses from the Birmingham VA Health Care System went above and beyond the call of duty when they encountered a young female outside the building that needed their help.
