Stories
Read about what's happening in the Birmingham VA Health Care System community
The Future of Health Care: Birmingham VA Executive Director participates in Panel Discussion
Dr. Ladi Kukoyi, Executive Director, of the Birmingham VA Health Care System, was a distinguished panelist at the "Future of Healthcare" discussion, hosted by the Birmingham Business Journal at the Red Mountain Theatre Arts Campus.
Birmingham VA Pioneers in Advanced Imaging
Today’s VA boasts the most advanced technology available in health care, and Alabama’s Veterans don’t have far to travel.
Summer VetFest introduces Veterans to benefits
The Birmingham VA Health Care System hosted the Summer VetFest PACT Act Open House event July 28 at the Birmingham East VA Clinic in Irondale, Alabama.
Lung Cancer Screening Program at Birmingham VA
With years of groundwork previously laid, the Lung Cancer Screening (LCS) program at the Birmingham VA Health Care System (BVAHCS) officially launched in March of 2022.
Birmingham VA Health Care System The Poppy Project
More than 60 employees, now proclaimed artists, participated in a Memorial Day tribute honoring military Veterans for their sacrifice. Over the past several weeks, these artists displayed their style with color, creating colorful masterpieces with the stroke of a brush on a card-sized canvas.
It’s OK, not to be OK
The Birmingham VA Health Care System celebrated Mental Health Awareness Month recently. The Mental Health Service hosted a three-day event at the Birmingham East VA Clinic in Irondale.
Mental Health awareness— Birmingham VA conducts Crisis Intervention Training with community, local law enforcement
Law enforcement officers serve as first responders to many crises. Birmingham VA Health Care System staff presented a series of training blocks to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, recently.
2023 Resident Recognition Ceremony
Congratulations to the UAB Physician residents and BVAHCS Dental Residents for completing their residencies to become practicing physicians and dentists. On May 18, 146 residents across multiple specialties were celebrated at the Birmingham VA.
Birmingham VA brings home Wolcott Award: King earns two significant VA awards
Peter H. King, M.D., chief of the neurology section of the Birmingham VA Health Care System (BVAHCS) was awarded the Wolcott Award for Excellence in Clinical Care Delivery by VA Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Dr. Steven Lieberman. King is also professor in the Department of Neurology, Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Veteran, Nurse, Cancer Survivor
Shortly after high school in 2008, Alex Bruce enlisted in the Air National Guard as an Air Transportation Specialist while attending nursing school.
