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Read about what's happening in our VA Charleston health care community.

  • The 21st Annual Charleston Veterans Day Parade will take place on Nov. 6, 2021, at noon on the corner of East Bay Street and Market Street in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.

    Major Mark Holyfield, United States Marine Corps Reserve was selected as the Grand Marshal for the Charleston Veterans Day Parade.

  • Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, ESGR, awarded the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System’s Surgery Department The Seven Seals Award on August 2.

    Members from the Charleston VA and ESGR present Seven Seals Award

  • On April 13, 2021, the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center opened their new Myrtle Beach VA Outpatient Clinic located at 1800 Airpark Drive.

    The new Myrtle Beach VA Outpatient Clinic is located at 1800 Airpark Drive.

  • National Suicide Prevention Month is observed throughout the month of September by health care providers, mental health advocates, survivors, and community members across the United States.

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  • The Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System was selected as one of three winners across the nation for the 2021 VHA Community Partnership Challenge.

    The Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System Suicide Prevention team accepting the 2021 Community Partnership Award

  • The Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System held an official ribbon cutting ceremony for its Liberty Hall hospice care unit Aug. 17, 2021 at the main hospital in downtown Charleston, South Carolina.

    Members of the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System officially cut a ribbon to mark the grand opening of Liberty Hall.

  • Born in Trenton, New Jersey, I was plucked out of the city and placed in what I learned was called “a Holler” in West Virginia when I was young girl.

    Joyce Lecco during her time in the Air Force.

  • The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Fisher House reached an exciting milestone on July 1, 2021 by serving its 2,500th Veteran family.

    The Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center Fisher House celebrates the 2500th guest.

  • To help promote public awareness around stokes in the United States and its prevention, the month of May is recognized as National Stroke Awareness Month.

    There are two types of strokes, Ischemic strokes and hemorrhagic strokes. Ischemic strokes occur when a clot or mass blocks a blood vessel, thus cutting off blood to a portion of the brain, while hemorrhagic strokes occur when a weakened blood vessel ruptures and spills blood into the brain.

  • Volunteers are often what moves a project from certain failure to triumphant success.

    Charlie Tupper administers a COVID-19 vaccination to a Veteran at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center. Photo by James Arrowood.