News releases
News releases for VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
January 6, 2025Veteran homelessness is at its lowest in Los Angeles County since 2016 and at its lowest on record nationwide.
November 14, 2024LOS 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.
October 25, 2024Between 2023 and 2024, there was a 23% reduction in Veteran homelessness in Los Angeles according to the latest Point-in-Time (PIT) count
September 26, 2024Today, 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.
September 24, 2024Today, 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).
August 29, 202422 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.
July 31, 2024The 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.
July 23, 2024The 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).
May 31, 2024On 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.
May 7, 2024VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) announced their “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC).