News releases

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it permanently housed 51,936 homeless Veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The American College of Emergency Physicians awarded VA Central Iowa Health System’s Emergency Department bronze standard — Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation on September 19, 2025.

IOWA – The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced $5.91 million in grants to five Iowa organizations to help Veterans who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, toured the Des Moines VA Medical Center, part of the VA Central Iowa Health Care System, on Monday, September 8.

Des Moines IA — A Virtual Mobile Clinic (VMC) recently acquired by VA Central Iowa to provide medical services to Veterans in rural counties is now also being used to serve homeless Veterans in the Des Moines metro area.

The VA Marshalltown Community Based Outpatient Clinic held its official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 29, 2024, at 201 East Merle Hibbs Blvd., Marshalltown, Iowa.

The VA Central Iowa Medical Center in Des Moines received the highest ranking of any metro hospital, a 5 Star rating, and remains the highest-rated hospital in the Des Moines region according to a survey released by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

VA Central Iowa Health Care system has earned a 91.9% trust rating with Veterans they serve, according to just-released survey results.

VA Central Iowa Health Care system received three recommendations for improvement from the VA’s Office of Inspector General in a recent routine report.

In one of the largest-ever expansions of Veteran health care, all Veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards during military service – at home or abroad – are now eligible for VA health care.