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VA Houston health care top stories.

  • Veterans in the Houston metro area have a new resource center. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center will be cutting the ribbon on its new Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC) on Friday, Feb. 23.

    VA clinic
  • Vietnam Veteran Allan Perkins, knows no bounds when it comes to being a public servant.

    Veteran and VA volunteer
  • Prior to meeting his wife Ana, Navy Chief Petty Officer Paul Scherman (ret.) spent more than 22 months in Afghanistan during two deployments.

    Two Veterans with their spouses
  • For the sixth consecutive year, the Houston VA Community Living Center (CLC) has been rated five-stars for quality by the Veterans Health Administration.

    5 stars graphic
  • The Houston VA Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Home Care Team was recently honored with recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System. 

    VA staff
  • Recognition for the fifth time reinforces commitment to world-class care for Veterans.

    VA leadership at a meeting
  • An Army Veteran from Houston received a dose of optimism this week when he came in for a groundbreaking new gene therapy treatment at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

    Army Veteran Sammie Robertson (left) and Dr. Jennifer Taylor, Urologic Oncologist at the Houston VA.
  • A new clinical research trial at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston is offering Veterans with ALS hope for the future.

    VA staff
  • A Texas Veteran is now breathing easier thanks to a groundbreaking procedure he recently received at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston.

    Army Veteran Eric Johnson
  • Around 10 years ago, Vietnam Veteran Eugene Volek went out to eat with a group of friends when he started having trouble swallowing his food. He ran to the bathroom to force himself to throw up.

    Veteran with VA doctor