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Read about what's happening in our Lexington VA Health Care System community.

  • The Lexington VA Fisher House has helped save Veterans and their families more $800,000 since 2023. The VA5K benefits the Fisher House.

  • The Department of Veterans Affairs operates the largest education and training platforms for health professionals across the nation. 

    Welcome to our Medical Residents, with photos our staff members onboarding medical residents.

  • New refill reminder sends out reminders to Veterans when prescriptions need to be refilled.

    AudioCARE Prefill, VA Pharmacy

  • Freddie Maggard did not know he was suffering from TBI (traumatic brain injury) until he walked into the VA in Lexington with a bottle of ibuprofen and a rosary.

  • On November 1, 2023, Dr. Andrew Harris, Chief of Surgery at Lexington VA Health Care System, presented his team’s innovation at VA’s National Shark Tank Competition in Washington, DC.

    Dr. Harris from Lexington VA Health Care System, presenting Shark Tank project.

  • On June 9, 2023 a group of five Veteran Volunteers were trained by Amputee Rehabilitation Coordinator, Matt Fields, to become dually Certified Amputee Peer Visitor (CPVs).

    Certified Peer Visitor Training

  • It is that time of year again! We are looking for Veterans that would like to participate in the 2022 National Veterans Creative Arts Competition.

    NVCA 2022

  • The DAISY award for Extraordinary Nurses was created by Bonnie and Mark Barnes. They wanted to give patients families and co-workers an easy way to express their gratitude for nurses who provide extraordinary compassionate care. Just as nurses did for their son, before he passed away.

    DAISY award