News Releases

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital will host a virtual town hall for women Veterans on May 24, 2022, at 5 p.m., via Facebook.

Team 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.

Edward 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.

Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital is now offering a new, less-invasive liver cancer therapy for Veterans.

1,797 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.

Edward 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).

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough toured Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital on March 30, 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.

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.

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.