News releases
Get the latest news from the VA Erie medical center and community clinics. For more information about Erie health care, contact our Public Affairs Office at 814-860-2074.
May 19, 2026Erie VA Medical Center received funding for Non-recurring Maintenance projects in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, after receiving funding in the first quarter of the fiscal year.
April 24, 2026The Erie VA Medical Center celebrates National Donate Life Month in April and participates in the National Observance to Raise Awareness and Register More Organ, Tissue and Cornea Donors.
March 26, 2026The Erie VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Erie, Pennsylvania, has been awarded the 2025 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Customer Experience (CX) Award for Best Patient Experience Award for facility complexity level 3.
March 12, 2026March 21, 2026, an updated traffic pattern will begin in the main parking lot. on April 6, 2026, the Erie VA Medical Center’s main building entrance will close, and Veterans, guests and staff will use the Urgent Care Center and VA Police entrance and will be able to use the second-floor entrance.
April 25, 2025Erie VA Medical Center (VAMC) announces a critical need for volunteer drivers in the Meadville, Pa. area.
April 22, 2025Every day, 17 individuals in the United States lose their lives while waiting for an organ transplant. Thousands more are in anticipation of life-enhancing tissue transplants. Despite the pressing need, a significant number of people remain unregistered as organ and tissue donors.
January 14, 2025Erie VA Healthcare System proudly invites Veterans and the community to attend the Primary Care Clinic Expansion and Renovation groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the Erie VA Medical Center.
November 20, 2024The Erie VA Medical Center, in collaboration with Erie Elks Lodge 67, and Erie Times Newsies, is providing 202 Thanksgiving turkey dinner boxes to Veterans throughout northwestern Pennsylvania November 21 and 23.
November 13, 2024Erie VA Medical Center, under Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 4, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking initiative to enhance personalized medicine for Veterans.
September 24, 2024Today, the Erie VA Medical Center announced that it has housed 79 Veterans experiencing homeless in Western Pennsylvania this fiscal year.