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Hines VA Hospital Completes 50th Kidney Transplant, Expanding Program to Include Living Donors

March 15, 2022

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital's Kidney Transplant Program completed its 50th transplant on March 14, 2022. The program is also expanding its services to include living kidney donor transplants.

New Low-Income Veteran Housing Development Provides Affordable Apartments at Hines VA Medical Campus

February 22, 2022

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital is proud to announce the opening of Phase Three of the Freedom's Path development, providing low-income and housing-insecure Veterans access to 28 additional affordable apartments on the Hines VA medical campus.

Hines VA Hospital Conducts Annual Homeless Veteran Census

February 09, 2022

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital participated in the annual Point-in-Time Count in suburban Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Will counties in January 2021 to estimate the number of homeless Americans, including Veterans, without safe, stable housing.

Hines VA Hospital & Loyola University Chicago Physician Awarded $8.6M VA Research Grant

November 08, 2021

r. Abhishek Solanki, an Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital and Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine Physician Researcher, received an $8.6 million merit grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development,

Hines VA Encourages Veterans To Access Breast Health Services

October 28, 2021

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital is encouraging women Veterans to get screened for breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness Month and beyond.

Hines VA Expands Offering of COVID-19 Booster Shots

October 27, 2021

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital is offering booster doses for qualifying individuals vaccinated with either Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 Vaccines, effective October 27, 2021.

Hines VA Hospital Now Offering COVID-19 Booster Shots

October 27, 2021

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital is now offering Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster shots under Emergency Use Authorization.

Hines VA to mark 100th Anniversary on October 24

October 14, 2021

On October 24, 1921, President Warren G. Harding dedicated the newly opened Edward Hines, Jr. Memorial Hospital, the first American Veterans' hospital to be named in a person's honor.

Hines VA Hospital to Host Drive-Thru Baby Shower for Veteran Families

September 09, 2021

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital will host a drive-thru baby shower for expecting Veterans and their families, Sept. 18, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

$8.3M in VA grants awarded to Chicago-area organizations to help curb Veteran homelessness

July 08, 2021

Hundreds of Chicago-area Veteran families experiencing or are at risk of becoming homeless will have access to crucial services from organizations via nearly $8.3 million in Department of Veterans Affairs grants and Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families program.