Stories

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.

Houston VA Social Workers are engaged in a battle against Veteran homelessness and their work is changing the lives of Veterans.

For many Veterans, purpose and meaning were easy to identify during their military service. It was service greater than self and looking out for the person next to you.

Army Veterans Christopher Williams and Daniel Kay were strangers until advanced heart failure and life-changing surgery at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center saved their lives and brought them together.

In 2018, Navy Veteran Luz Cervantes had her first mammogram and it came back normal. Several years went by and in 2021, she felt she needed to go back to the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center for another one.

For second straight year, VA Medical Center secures one of the top spots in the nation for excellence in nursing

When a Veteran has an urgent medical question, the Houston VA Clinical Contact Center (CCC) is available 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.

On August 10, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the historic Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act into law which expands VA health care and benefits for millions of Veterans who were exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances, along with their survivors.

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center is holding flu shot drive-thru clinics for all enrolled Veterans this weekend, Dec. 3-4 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.