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Get the latest news from the Columbia VA Health Care System. For more information about Columbia VA HCS, contact our Public Affairs Office at 803-776-4000, ext. 56519.

April 17, 2023

The Department of Veterans Affairs will thank more than 22,000 volunteers for their contributions to Veterans at VA April 16- 22 as part of National Volunteer Week.

June 14, 2022

The Columbia VA will host its next monthly Virtual Veterans Town Hall meeting June 24 from 2 to 3 p.m., for Veterans served by the Columbia VA Health Care System. Typically, these Virtual Veterans’ Town Hall meetings will occur every month on the fourth Friday of the month.

June 06, 2022

Columbia, SC — The Columbia VA Health Care System’s (CVAHCS) team of medical professionals in their Women’s Health Program, aim to ensure every female Veteran who receives care at CVAHCS feels empowered, comfortable, and treated with dignity.

April 15, 2022

Designated as Occupational Therapy (OT) Month, April is a time set aside to recognize the gift of healing that OTs provide to patients worldwide.

April 06, 2022

The Columbia VA Health Care System (HCS) received an evaluation score of 95 out of 100 and the designation of “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer” in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 15th anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).

March 15, 2022

The Columbia VA will host its next monthly Virtual Veterans Town Hall meeting March 25 from 2 to 3 p.m., for Veterans served by the Columbia VA Health Care System. Typically, these Virtual Veterans’ Town Hall meetings will occur every month on the fourth Friday of the month.

February 24, 2022

Columbia, SC — The Columbia VA Health Care System (VAHCS) hosted its first blood drive of 2022 in partnership with the American Red Cross, Feb. 23, at the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center.

February 24, 2022

COLUMBIA, SC — The Columbia VA Health Care System (HCS) is pleased to announce the appointment of A.L. Jackson Slappy, MD, MS, FACS, as the new Chief of Staff (COS), effective Feb. 25, 2022.

February 24, 2022

The Columbia VA will host its next monthly Virtual Veterans Town Hall meeting tomorrow from 2 to 3 p.m., for Veterans served by the Columbia VA Health Care System. Typically, these Virtual Veterans’ Town Hall meetings will occur every month on the fourth Friday of the month.

February 11, 2022

The Columbia VA Health Care System (HCS) will recognize and honor hospitalized Veterans from Feb. 13-19 during National Salute to Veteran Patients week.