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Four Veterans from VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) joined their peers from nationwide to compete at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games on July 25-30, in New Orleans.
In the words of VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) Deputy Medical Center Director John Kuhn, “there’s no reason any Veteran should be homeless in Los Angeles.”
When Army Veteran LaVerne Jackson came to the Los Angeles area from North Carolina, she didn’t intend to stay. The trip was a mission of altruism, an effort to help a battle buddy who was struggling with addiction issues.
Diet planning at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center is a big job, with over 2,000 meals a day going to the medical center, the Domiciliary and the Community Living Center, as well as the Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center Community Living Center.
Every Wednesday without fail, retired attorney Patricia Waldeck and her standard poodle Bella make the trip to the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center campus to spend time with Veteran residents.
Dr. J. Greg Serpa, clinical psychologist and researcher at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS) brought the first VA mindfulness program to greater Los Angeles Veterans in 2009.
At the Center for Mindfulness at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS), Veterans can attend a 9-week mindful self-compassion group.
Three senior staff members from VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s (VAGLAHS) Community Engagement and Reintegration Services (CERS) have been chosen for new national groups that will lead the way for VA homeless programs staff across the country.
While the invasion of Normandy, known as D-Day, is celebrating its 80th anniversary, for one Veteran, many of the events are still crystal clear.
The 14th Annual VA2K Walk and Roll was celebrated across the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System’s facilities from May 13-17.