News releases
News releases for VA Houston Health Care.
November 18, 2025The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it permanently housed 51,936 homeless Veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025.
November 4, 2025Veterans who develop epilepsy following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) face a higher risk of death than Veterans with epilepsy from other causes, according to a new study led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.
October 1, 2025The Emergency Department at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston has achieved a special accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)….the Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation.
September 10, 2025The Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center is seeking volunteer drivers to help ensure Veterans across southeast Texas can access the healthcare they’ve earned. As transportation challenges increase in rural areas, the need for dependable volunteers has never been greater.
September 9, 2025The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) announced today it has earned a four-star rating as part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2025 hospital quality ratings.
September 2, 2025More than 100 Houston area Veterans organizations are joining together to offer all area military Veterans, servicemembers and their families an invaluable opportunity to connect with over 150 employers and service providers.
August 19, 2025The Department of Veterans Affairs will realign an additional $800 million this fiscal year as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program, which makes infrastructure improvements to health care facilities to ensure safe and effective patient care.
March 27, 2025Houston National Cemetery will hold a Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony on March 28th to thank and honor Veterans of the Vietnam War.
February 21, 2025The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has awarded Sankar Dass Navaneethan, MD, MS, MPH, with the prestigious Garabed Eknoyan Award.
December 17, 2024Bhavika Kaul, MD, MAS, of HSR’s Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), has been selected as an Oscar Auerbach Visiting Scholar with VA’s War Related Illness and Injury Center.