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  • Dr. Richard L. Lieber, a senior research scientist at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, received the 2023 Paul B. Magnuson Award.

    Dr. Richard L. Lieber, a senior research scientist at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, received the 2023 Paul B. Magnuson Award on Mar. 3, 2023, for his work to return functional capacity, mobility and quality of life to Veterans with physical disabilities.

  • Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital’s Beneficiary Travel department received a $10,000 grant from the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program to provide transportation for Veterans with cancer who do not have a ride or cannot drive themselves.

    Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital early morning at the main entrance.

  • Hundreds of area Veterans got a helping hand during the Chicago Winter Stand Down at the Illinois National Guard Northwest Armory on Oct. 28.

    Navy Veteran Charlie Hayes receives a blood test from Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital staff during the Chicago Winter Stand Down on Oct. 29, 2022. (Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Matthew Moeller, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital)

  • Five hundred purple and white flags were planted at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on Oct. 13, 2022, to honor those who have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), also known as domestic violence.

    Staff plant 500 purple and white flags at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on Oct. 13, 2022, to honor those who have experienced Intimate Partner Violence.

  • An empty seat waiting to be filled. That’s the hope of Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital’s Remembrance Table, also known as America’s White Table.

    Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital’s Remembrance Table symbolizes the more than 80,000 American Veterans listed as missing or captured, and those waiting for their return. It sits in the facility’s cafeteria, in hopes that it will one day be filled by a returning Veteran. (Photo by Louis Washkowiak, Hines VA Hospital Media Services)

  • Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital hosted a Suicide Prevention Art Walk and Fair, on Sept. 8, to raise awareness of and prevent Veteran suicide.

    Ian Long, a Navy Veteran, co-organized Hines VA Hospital's Suicide Prevention Art Walk and Fair, on Sept. 8, 2022. The event raised awareness of Veteran suicide and provided resources for those in need.

  • Veterans help Veterans. That’s what Joseph Palmer believes.

    Joseph Palmer, Veterans Affairs Officer of VFW Post 7539, drops off food to Joliet VA Clinic's micro food pantry on Aug. 23, 2022. VFW Post 7539 and Trinity Luthern Church of Bloomingdale, Illinois, donate food and household items monthly to the pantry for Veterans in need.

  • Dr. Reynold Lopez-Soler, Director of Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital’s Renal Transplant Program, was appointed Chairman of the Department of Veterans Affairs Transplant Surgery Surgical Advisory Board (SAB).

    Dr. Reynold Lopez-Soler consults with a Veteran about kidney transplant options at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital on Aug. 11, 2022. Lopez-Soler is the Director of Hines VA's Renal Transplant Program.

  • A team of 10 Veterans won a combined 18 medals at this year’s National Veterans Golden Age Games while representing Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital. 

    Franklin Newson, of Naperville, Illinois, poses with some of his 19 medals earned during the National Veterans Golden Age Games. Newson has competed with a team from Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital since 2017, and won 7 medals during the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, games in July 2022.

  • A World War II Navy Veteran celebrated his 98th trip around the sun with a little help from the La Salle VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC).

    World War II Navy Veteran Ervin Safranek, of Paw Paw, Illinois, celebrated his 98th birthday during a surprise party thrown by La Salle VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic staff, on July 21, 2022.