Stories
VA Houston health care top stories.
Making Connections in the Community
Live music, food and family fun brought more than 1,000 Texas Veterans and their families together on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in April at Houston’s Vet Fest 2024.
VA Offers New Transportation Service for Beaumont-area Veterans
Beaumont area Veterans are now eligible for free weekday transportation to and from the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston for medical appointments.
TeleMOVE! Gives Houston Veteran Tools and Support to sustain Weight Loss
From 1992 to 2006, Army Veteran Greg Hammonds lived a life on the go. He deployed to Iraq and when he wasn’t deployed, he prepared for deployments.
Houston VA Epilepsy Center receives highest national accreditation rating
The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston recently became the first VA in the nation to become accredited as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC).
New Technology Offers Veterans a Spark of Life
Doctors at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston are utilizing groundbreaking new heart implant therapy to help Veterans with heart failure live happier and healthier lives.
Not too Late to get a Flu Shot
Did you get your flu shot in the community?
New Simple Prostatectomy Surgery is Minimally Invasive
On Feb. 23, Houston VA continued its expansion of minimally invasive surgeries by performing our first single port robotic simple prostatectomy using the state of the art da Vinci Surgical System.
Sleep Apnea Device Improves Veterans’ Health and Sleep
For years, Air Force Veteran Deanna King struggled with fatigue and exhaustion. Today, after seeking help at the Houston VA and receiving a new device designed to treat sleep apnea, she is sleeping like a baby.
Love in the Midst of Healing
This week Army Veteran Brian Bilderback and his wife, Beth became man and wife in the Houston VA Chapel. Less than 48 hours after they tied the knot, Bilderback was in the Houston VA hospital operating room receiving a liver transplant.
Houston VA Army Veteran receives Silver Medal in the National Veteran Creative Artists Competition
U.S. Army Veteran Dr. Robert Tartell’s screenplay “The Window Washer”, recently placed Silver in the VA-sponsored National Veteran Creative Artists Competition.
