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Read about what's happening in our Columbia VA Health Care System community.

  • COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Columbia VA Health Care System hosted a Summer Student Program with 74 middle and high school students this year. The group included 10 sets of siblings.

    The CVAHCS Summer Student Program hosted 74 students for 2023.

  • COLUMBIA, S.C. – Volunteers have been valued partners of the Department of Veterans Affairs for more than 75 years, giving thousands of hours of support to Veterans. The VA currently has more than 22,000 volunteers.

    CVAHCS graphic of volunteers who are now employees

  • Dr. Brandon Brooks, a staff podiatrist at the Columbia VA Health Care System (VAHCS), has emerged as a trailblazer in the field of podiatric medicine. His groundbreaking research project, titled "Opioid Prescribing Approaches in Limb Salvage Surgery," earned him first place at the American Podiatric Medical Association's Annual Scientific Meeting, July 16.

    Dr. Brooks 1st Place Poster/Study

  • The Columbia VA Health Care System (VAHCS) hosted a Korean War Remembrance Ceremony at their Korean War Monument, June 23, to honor the brave men and women who served in the Korean War and to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the armistice that ended the conflict.

    A Korean War Veteran renders a salute

  • The Columbia VA Health Care System (VAHCS) hosted a Summer Health Fair, June 14, that included 28 vendors. The event promoted well-being and raised awareness about the diverse range of services available to Veterans and their families.

    Woman yoga pose

  • COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – The Columbia VA Health Care System, (CVAHCS) recently had a long-awaited grand opening ceremony for the Fisher House on the hospital campus. The first guest checked in last week.

    Connie Shugart, first guest at Columbia Fisher House.

  • Columbia VA Health Care System (VAHCS) hosted a conference on cervicogenic headaches, a type of headache that originates from the neck, May 19, at the Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center (VAMC). The conference was attended by more than 40 healthcare professionals from around the country.

    Dr. Ben Thomas demonstrates dry needling on a patient.

  • COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The William Jennings Bryan Dorn Columbia VA Health Care System, (CVAHCS), hosted an Employee Appreciation event recently that included a cookout, live music, and raffle prizes.

    Employees enjoy the food at Emplyee Appreciation Day

  • Military service can be a challenging and traumatic experience for many Veterans. After serving in combat or experiencing other traumatic events, it is common for Veterans to struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues.

    Columbia VAHCS Counselors pose in a courtyard

  • CAMDEN, S.C. – Employees of the Columbia VA Health Care System (CVAHCS) participated in a three-day event honoring some of America’s First Veterans discovered in a local battlefield here. They were recently discovered in shallow graves and returned 243 years after the Battle of Camden.

    Shannon Stone, second from the left, and Wilfredo Solis, second from the right, from the Columbia VA Health Care System, pose with some of the Veterans that visited the Veterans Connect tent during the three-day Camden Burials Project. VA photo by D. Keith Johnson.