News Releases
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Joliet VA Clinic to host mobile food pantry on July 19
July 12, 2022Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital's Joliet Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) will host a mobile food pantry on July 19, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
New nation-wide Veterans Crisis Line number begins July 16 – 988 and Press 1
July 12, 2022On July 16, 2022, the nation-wide Veterans Crisis Line will transition to a new number: 988 and Press 1.
Hines VA Hospital Completes First Living Donor Kidney Transplant
June 16, 2022Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital's Renal Transplant Program completed its first living donor kidney transplant on June 16, 2022.
Mobile Food Pantry Offering Free Food to Joliet-area Residents, June 29 and July 19 at Joliet VA Clinic
June 14, 2022Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital's Joliet Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) will host two mobile food pantries for low-income Joliet-area residents on June 29 and July 19, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Hines VA Hospital to Host Virtual Women Veteran Town Hall on May 24
May 19, 2022Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital will host a virtual town hall for women Veterans on May 24, 2022, at 5 p.m., via Facebook.
World Champion Special Abilities Cheerleading Team to visit Hines VA on May 17
May 13, 2022Team USA Gold Medalist special abilities cheerleaders will visit Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital to hand out flowers to health care workers serving Veterans on May 17, at 9 a.m.
12th Annual VA2K Walk & Roll returns to Hines VA on May 18
May 03, 2022Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital will host a 12th Annual VA2K Walk & Roll event on May 18, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hines VA Offers New, Less Invasive Cancer Treatment for Veterans
April 21, 2022Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital is now offering a new, less-invasive liver cancer therapy for Veterans.
Hines VA Plants 1,797 Teal Flags for Military Sexual Trauma Survivors
April 19, 20221,797 teal flags were planted at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital on April 19, 2022, to symbolize the survivors of military sexual trauma (MST) currently receiving care at the facility.
Hines VA Named Top Performer in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Healthcare Equality Index
April 01, 2022Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital has received an evaluation of 95 out of 100 and the designation of “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer” in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 15th anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).