News Releases
Get the latest news from VA Eastern Oklahoma-area medical centers and clinics. For more information about VA Eastern Oklahoma health care, contact our Public Affairs Office at 888-397-8387 Ext. 3704.
VA opening new clinics in Bartlesville and Claremore
December 02, 2021The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is in the process of opening a new clinic in Bartlesville, roughly an hour north of Tulsa, In addition, a new clinic will also open soon in Claremore. Both clinics will be in located in Cherokee Nation.
Muskogee VA needs volunteers
November 15, 2021At the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center, we have a special place where people can make a difference in the lives of our Veterans. You can serve as a VA volunteer.
New Tulsa VA Outpatient Clinic to hold hiring fair on Oct. 20
October 13, 2021The new Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic, located at 8921 South Mingo Road in Tulsa, will hold a Hiring Fair on Oct. 20 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Main Lobby.
Eastern Oklahoma VA now giving flu shots
September 30, 2021The Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Muskogee and Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa are now giving flu shots to enrolled Veterans.
VA Suicide Prevention Program to host Veteran resource fair on Sept. 28 in Tulsa
September 23, 2021The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System Suicide Prevention Program is hosting a free resource fair for Veterans, service-members, family members and supporters.
Telephone town hall for women Veterans: Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m.
September 22, 2021The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System will host a Telephone Town Hall with women Veterans on Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss VA services and the new Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa.
VA to hold virtual diversity, equity, and inclusion listening sessions Sept. 28 & Sept. 30
September 21, 2021The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is conducting virtual diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) listening sessions for Veterans through September in support of Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government.
New Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic Opens in Tulsa
July 20, 2021On July 19, the new 180,000 square foot Ernest Childers VA Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa opened its doors for Veterans in Eastern Oklahoma. The clinic replaces the Tulsa clinic at 9322 East 41st Street, which will close on August 8, 2021.
$120 million in federal funding approved for new VA hospital in Tulsa
December 28, 2020On Dec. 27, 2020, the president signed a law approving $120 million in federal funding for a new Veterans Hospital in Tulsa (VHiT), which will be the first hospital to be built under the Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2016 (CHIP-IN Act).
Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System facilities to go smoke-free on October 1, 2019
September 30, 2019As part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) commitment to provide excellent health care for Veterans, VA will implement a new policy restricting smoking by employees, patients, visitors, volunteers, contractors and vendors at its health care facilities on Oct. 1, 2019.