News releases
News releases for VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
LOS ANGELES – Today, as a part of VA’s continued efforts to combat Veteran homelessness, VA Chief of Staff Margaret (Meg) Kabat will participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 671 MacArthur Avenue – a new building on the West LA VA North Campus that houses homeless and at-risk Veterans.
Between 2023 and 2024, there was a 23% reduction in Veteran homelessness in Los Angeles according to the latest Point-in-Time (PIT) count
Today, Veterans began moving into a new building – 671 MacArthur Avenue – that provides 74 units of permanent supportive housing for homeless and at-risk Veterans and their families on the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center campus.
Today, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) announced that it has already housed 1,647 Veterans experiencing homeless in the greater Los Angeles catchment area to date this fiscal year (October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024).
22 local Veterans from VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) are participating in the 38th National Veterans Golden Age Games (Golden Age Games), August 24 – 29 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced July 30 that Tyler Larsen, MD at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System received VA’s highest honor for health professions education, the David M. Worthen Award.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert C. Merchant, FACHE, as the new Executive Director Medical Center (SES) of the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS).
On Friday, May 31, 2024, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) celebrated a joint groundbreaking ceremony for Buildings 158 and 210 on the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center campus.
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) announced their “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC).
A new VA clinic is scheduled to come to Lancaster, Calif., to serve Antelope Valley Veterans in the summer of 2025. The new clinic will be located at 44439 17th St. W in an existing building recently acquired by VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) via a 20-year lease.