News releases

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.

Veterans experiencing homelessness in Central Iowa are finding permanent housing solutions at a higher success rate than anticipated and also higher than the national average.

Central Iowa Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the City of Des Moines have been selected to host the 2023 National Veterans Golden Age Games May 20 to 25, 2023, at various venues around Iowa’s capital city region.

Intensive Care Unit Nurse Manager at the Central Iowa VA Health Care System Katie Lunning will be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross January 7 marking only the second time the honor has been given to a nurse.