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Team members from Coca-Cola Bottling Company United and Cheeriodicals delivered “big green bags of cheer” to Veterans at the Birmingham VA Health Care System.

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The Birmingham VA Headache Center of Excellence (HCoE) has recently been designated as a “Hub” which is the highest level in the national HCoE program. The Birmingham program will receive an annual budget of $1.1 million to provide headache management to Veterans in the Southeast.

Birmingham VA Headache Center of Excellence

As September came to a close, the Birmingham VA Health Care System reflected on what had been an incredibly meaningful month at the Birmingham VA.

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The Birmingham VA Health Care System hosted the Pathways to Resilience: Suicide Prevention Summit and Resource Fair as part of its ongoing efforts to educate and inform the community and partners about the importance of suicide prevention.

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On Monday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the grand reopening of the Transitional Residence House (TR House) following an extensive renovation.

TR House

A groundbreaking new study, utilizing the largest survey of Veterans with homeless experience to date, has identified tailored primary care as the key to improving health outcomes.

A study, utilizing a survey of Veterans with homeless experience, has identified tailored primary care as the key to improving health outcomes.

The Birmingham VA Health Care System, in collaboration with Hand in Paw (HIP), has been selected as the Tweety Lasker Award Honoree.

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The Birmingham VA Health Care System and Fox Army Health Center announced a strategic sharing agreement aimed at enhancing health care services for Veterans and military personnel in the Huntsville region.

fox clinic ribbon cutting

The Birmingham VA Health Care System's Veterans Response Team (VRT) proudly celebrated the graduation of its third Crisis Response and Intervention Training (CRIT) class on Friday, July 19, 2024, at the Birmingham VA East Clinic.

VRT GRADUATION

Birmingham's 2nd annual PACT Act Celebration on Thursday, July 19, was a resounding success! The event, cleverly dubbed the Summer VetFest PACT Act Open House, saw a flood of enthusiastic support from VA employees and Veterans alike.

Birmingham Summer VetFest 2024