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  • There is a new surgical robot in town.  ROSA, a Robotized Surgical Assistant, has joined the Houston VA team and is helping doctors detect sources of seizures in patients with epilepsy.

    Surgeons pose with Robotized Surgical Assistant.

  • The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center is encouraging women Veterans to get screened for breast cancer during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

    Doctor and patient standing by a mammography machine.

  • Marine Veteran Kirk McFarlin’s body was draped in an American flag.

    Regina McFarlin, Kirk McFarlin's wife, with our Houston VA palliative care team.

  • After more than 30 years helping heal the sick in the Air Force and VA, Sherman Free was ready for retirement in 2019.

    Nurses Sherman Free and Lottie Lockett

  • Throughout the pandemic, many of us have decreased our physical activity.

    Houston VA Silver Eagles Team

  • New robotic technology at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston will ensure better long-term outcomes for Veterans undergoing total hip replacement surgery.

    MAKO surgery at VA Houston

  • Protecting Veterans, our staff, and those in the community, remains Houston VA’s top priority during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Collage of patients and staff getting vaccinated

  • Great news for our Veteran patients! Our valet parking will resume on Monday, August 2nd!

    Man smiling inside car.

  • Houston VA is bringing more health care services to Fort Bend County.

    Sugar Land VA Outpatient Clinic

  • Congress has passed a new law, the SAVE LIVES act, that allows Houston VA to offer COVID-19 vaccines to Veterans who are not enrolled in VA health care, along with some spouses and caregivers and CHAMPVA beneficiaries.

    COVID-19 Update