News releases

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.

Program focuses on education and governance best practices

Chiropractors and chiropractic residents at the Fort Dodge Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Iowa are making a big difference in Veteran care.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is pleased to announce that effective April 3, 2023, Mr. Kurt Thielen as the Interim Director of the VA Central Iowa Health Care System while recruitment for a permanent Director is completed.

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Food Service Section Chief, Erin Bouslaugh, VA Central Iowa Medical Center, has earned the award for Excellence in Food Service Leadership through VA Nutrition and Food Services Central Office, March 15, 2023.

A delegation of Ukrainian medical professionals, selected through a partnership of the Congressional Office for International Leadership and the Iowa International Center, visited the VA Central Iowa Medical Center Wednesday.