Stories
Read about what's happening in our VA Erie health care community.
The Erie VAMC is pleased to announce the recipients of the VISN 4 network director’s quarterly I CARE award which recognizes employees who not only demonstrate our I CARE values, but who go the extra mile to live by our I CARE ideals.
![Officers and Erie VA Leadership](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2024-04/Group%20Photo_0.jpg)
Gregory Zielsdorf, U.S. Army Veteran, Ret., shares his testimony as an organ donor recipient.
![Donate Life Veteran Testimony](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2024-04/Testimony_SM%20Post_0.jpg)
Primary Care, Whole Health provider Dr. Linda Peng receives recognition as an outstanding healthcare provider.
![Dr. Peng poses with Erie VAMC leadership, Whole Health staff members, and Mr. Jim Brown after the award presentation.](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2023-09/Peng-Award-7.jpg)
Chaplains are essential to VA and have long been recognized as part of complete and holistic health care for our Veterans.
The Erie VA Medical Center is an honored and proud recipient of the 2022 Top 25 Environmental Excellence Awards and a Circles of Excellence Award presented by Practice Greenhealth.
![Erie VA Leadership and Staff with Award](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2022-09/Edit.jpg)
Erie VA Medical Center kicks off the 7-day-long celebration of National Nurses Week with a Nurses Week Tea and Award Ceremony.
![Celebrating Nurses Banner](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2022-05/Rooted-in-Strength_sm.jpg)
Healing after MST can take time. No matter how long it’s been, VA is here to help.
![SAAM](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2022-04/VAM-219%20SAAM%20Social%20Graphics_Text_TW%20%28zh%291.0.jpg)
Erie VAMC empowered Veterans with diabetes to “Live Whole” by offering a Whole Health (WH) Shared Medical Group (SMG) over a 7-month period. The interdisciplinary team used the VA Whole Health model and delivered shared medical appointments for those with diabetes.
![Erie VAMC Whole Health Diabetes Shared Medical Group Interdisciplinary Team](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2022-03/WH-Group.jpg)