Stories

Captain James “Dave” Harris, VAPD Police Officer and Army Veteran, and Everett Wong, Social Worker and Marine Corps Veteran, are hitting the streets to save the lives of Veterans.

When Navy Veteran Stephen Gomez was first admitted to the Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center’s Community Living Center (CLC), he weighed less than 90 pounds. He didn’t have a place to live, was bedbound, and couldn’t lift his head to look anyone in the eye.

The Pain Management Team at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center has been awarded the Pain Fellowship Excellence Award by the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM).

At the Community Living Centers (CLCs) on the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center campus, 104 Veterans make their home.

Diana J. Williams has been volunteering at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System for 39 years, since 1986.

Veterans seeking a nonpharmaceutical approach to managing non-operative neuromuscular and musculoskeletal conditions such as back pain can get chiropractic care at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS).

For Will Sanchez, a Registered Nurse and Army Veteran who cares for Veterans transitioning out of homelessness, every day is completely different.

As Marine Corps Veteran Mohammed “Mo” Huda drove towards the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center on the night of Friday, January 10, 2025, the sky was red from flames.

For Veterans experiencing unsheltered homelessness, the kind faces of VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s (VAGLAHS) Street Outreach team are the first line of connection to care and resources that can transform their lives.

Navy Veteran Joseph Huber volunteers at the Los Angeles Ambulatory Care Center (LAACC) where he gets the majority of his VA medical care.