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As a young man growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, Phillip Lyman, a Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System pharmacist, spent many days on the Tuskegee Campus watching his father, Bennie Lyman Jr., take care of Veterans.

Phillip Lyman

Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) recently received new ophthalmic lasers to treat Veterans with glaucoma and other eye diseases at the Montgomery VA Clinic.

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Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) has begun to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Tuskegee Campus with the grand opening of the newly remodeled Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) retail store.

VCS

Nearly 800,000 people are reported missing every year in the U.S. but recently, at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System or CAVHCS, a nurse manager found a missing Veteran in VA care.

Missing Veteran found at a VA hospital

Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System or CAVHCS, held several tree-lighting ceremonies to spread holiday cheer for Veterans in Columbus, Georgia, Tuskegee and Montgomery, Alabama.

Poydasheff Tree Lighting

Central Alabama VA participated in a nationwide Onboarding Surge Event to expedite selected candidates through the onboarding process. This event fast-tracked candidates’ onboarding experience by coordinating all required pre-employment actions into a single-day event.

VA nurse Brittne Walker in simulation exercise

Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System or CAVHCS received four accreditation letters from The Joint Commission. Achieving accreditations demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement in patient care.

 CAVHCS earns several accreditations from Joint Commission

I write this letter with the hope of reaching as many Veterans and their family members as possible. New, ground-breaking legislation now allows us to better care for those Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances.

CAVHCS

It was a bright and sunny day in Columbus, Georgia, as friends, families, Veterans and team members of the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System or CAVHCS celebrated the opening of the new Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic on July 22.

 Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic Ribbon Cuting Ceremony

Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS) is preparing to celebrate the opening of the new Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic.

Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic