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VA’s newest and busiest kitchen is now open and feeding thousands of Veterans per day across VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS).

Staff members from West LA VA’s new nutrition and food service building stand outside the modern new structure.

It’s 7:30 a.m., and the day-shift nurses are in a semicircle as they receive a group briefing from the out-going charge nurse before starting a shift that won’t end until 8 p.m.

A nurse cleans her equipment.

On April 16, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the brand-new Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center Veteran’s Fitness Gymnasium.

Cherie Carpenter, an Army Veteran, tries out the new dumbbells at the Grand Opening of the brand-new gym.

As the clock struck 10 on a Tuesday morning at the Integrative Health & Wellness Center on the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center campus, the Expressive Arts for Veterans class springs to life with colorful supplies and smiling staff.

Two people enjoying an art class.

In the Compassionate Contact Corps Program, trained volunteers over the age of 18 are matched with Veterans who are experiencing loneliness or may be socially isolated.

Horace Tanniehill (right) and David Ramos (left)

AI is everywhere, and in the dental industry, it‘s in the early stages of adoption for assessing x-rays and helping providers determine treatment needs for patients. But this brand-new technology leaves many wondering, can AI be trusted, especially in healthcare?

X-ray of teeth.

On Thursday, March 14, 2024, the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center Domiciliary, better known as the DOM, held an open house to show firsthand how it’s a place for hope, healing and second chances.

Four women standing and smiling at the camera.

As VA stands firm in its commitment to house every homeless Veteran, there’s a critical question that remains: once a Veteran is housed, how do we make sure they successfully integrate into their community?

Two men and a woman sitting and talking.

When it comes to the ancient Chinese art of acupuncture, all that’s old is new again. Since his hiring three years ago, Dr. Jeremiah Krieger, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS), has been embracing the time-honored practice and using it to treat Veterans’ pain, PTSD, and more.

A man lying down with acupuncture needles in his ear.

Sports and leisure recreation therapies help prevent suicide by reducing stress, connecting Veterans with other Veterans and with resources at VA and in the community. Recreation therapy also provides a physically and emotionally safe environment for them to work on their mind and body and get help.

Veterans Pasqual Ramirez and Roger Reitan train for the National Veterans Golden Age Games.