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  • May 21, 2026

    Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center announced today that it received a 5-star rating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating report. This rating represents the facility’s third consecutive 5-star designation.

  • May 15, 2026

    Hershel “Woody” Williams VAMC received funding for Non-recurring Maintenance projects in the second quarter of FY - 2026. The funding is part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair, and improve health care facilities via the VHA’s Non-recurring Maintenance program.

  • January 26, 2022

    COVID-19 and increased property values have created a housing inventory shortage in the regional area which Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center (HWW VAMC) covers for the Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program.

  • January 24, 2022

    Gastroenterologist Uma Sundaram, M.D., was honored Monday, January 24, 2022, by the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center for his research on malnutrition and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).