Stories

The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation to the cancer program at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston has been chosen as one of two sites nationwide to pilot a Food is Medicine Program aimed at improving the quality of life for Veterans living with or at risk of diet-related health conditions.

In March 2023, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston reached a new milestone by performing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure that accessed the heart through the carotid artery in the neck.

In 2022, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, rapidly progressed within Navy Veteran Thomas Bily, who served for 28 years on active duty as a pilot.

In November 2022, Amanda Houlton was lying in bed when she felt God ask her to donate a kidney to a Veteran in need.

The day before the Super Bowl, Army Veteran Cashin Clay was walking to his car after having lunch with friends and felt shortness of breath and chest pain.

In early January, Army Veteran Alfred Robertson was feeling dizzy at his home in Houston and called 911.

Starting Feb. 17, Houston VA pharmacy will begin an upgrade of our automated dispensing system in an effort to improve Veterans care. This upgrade is anticipated to be complete on March 3. 

Navy Veteran Greg Kelso was working as a dispatcher with the Humble, Texas Police Department when he started to get very sick.

Air Force Veteran John Graves is a self-described “beast” who has always been happiest when he is running, hiking or doing any kind of physical activity in the great outdoors.