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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.

Visitors to the VA Central Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Des Moines will notice improvements as the facility undergoes changes to the west entrance.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the appointment of Lisa R. Curnes, MHA, BSN, RN as the new director of the VA Central Iowa Health Care System effective in Mid-October.

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

Central Iowa Veterans Affairs Medical Center started construction on a nearly 12,000 square foot facility to serve Veterans in and around Marshalltown with a groundbreaking ceremony Monday.

Central Iowa Veterans Affairs Medical Center will host the 2023 National Veterans Golden Age Games from May 20 to 25, 2023, at various venues across Iowa’s capital city region with track and field events now slated for Simpson College in Indianola.

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