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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.

As part of VA’s nationwide homelessness goals for 2023, the VA Central Iowa Health Care System has permanently housed 167 homeless Veterans, exceeding their goal of housing 132 Veterans by 26.5%.

To date, the Department of Veterans Affairs Midwest Health Care Network's COVID Attrition and Trigger-Based Care for High-Risk Veterans (CATCH) program has helped more than 1,900 Veterans in Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska reconnect with their local VA primary care teams

The Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Central Iowa recently conducted a session to train those who will train the frontline staff from VA facilities around the Midwest in BLS.

Veterans who are current residents at the VA Central Iowa Medical Center were treated to a free breakfast delivered to them at the VA campus in Des Moines.