Stories

Sometimes doing a good job isn’t good enough. There are other times when even more effort is needed. For Matt Rankin, a Registered Nurse in the Home Care Program, his extra effort . . . his extraordinary effort . . . was needed to reach a Veteran in crisis, and it probably saved a Veteran’s life.

Fred Adams Sr., a World War 2 Veteran and Des Moines native, celebrated his 102nd birthday at VA Central Iowa Friday.

Katie Lunning never thought she would be a in music video. Much less a video about her own journey. Nevertheless, Katie is the subject of a video just released by the VA and a group called Freedom Sings USA.

The third Friday of September is POW/MIA Recognition Day. This year, the day fell on a sunny Friday in Central Iowa.

VA Central Iowa Health Care System welcomed a new virtual mobile clinic with an open house on June 14, 2024, in the parking lot at the VA Des Moines Medical Center.

VA Central Iowa Health Care System nurse managers Katie Lunning and Patrick Ragland were selected for the 2024 VA Nurses Month Freedom Sings USA (FSUSA) Collaboration.

New facility is connected to Medical Center

The VA Chaplain Services of the VA Central Iowa Health Care System presented the Last Roll Call of Remembrance recently. Approximately 65 people were in attendance consisting of family members, caregivers, friends, and staff while more than 800 joined via social media.

DES MOINES, Iowa-- Walking into the virtual reality clinic, the future of rehabilitation is on display at VA Central Iowa Health Care System. It’s very different from other methods of rehabilitative care, and it looks—well—like videogame technology.

Veterans at the VA Central Iowa campus got some extra Holiday cheer this season as Miss Iowa Alyse Goethe performed on campus Monday.