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News releases for VA Maryland health care.

November 26, 2024

During GivingTuesday, December 3, the VA Maryland Health Care System encourages the community to help support local veterans through charitable donations or volunteer opportunities.

July 18, 2024

The American Legion Dorchester Post 91 in Cambridge, Md., recently donated $42,000 to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System to benefit veteran patients throughout the state.

June 27, 2024

The American Legion Department of Maryland and the American Legion Department of Maryland Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission recently donated $5,000 to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System to benefit veteran patients throughout the state.

May 30, 2024

The Association of VA Surgeons (AVAS) an independent, non-profit organization, has recently recognized Dr. Brajesh Lal, chief of Vascular Surgery at the Baltimore VAMC and professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Maryland with the 2024 Distinguished Service Lifetime Achievement Award.

May 01, 2024

Lawrence Racsa, a VA Maryland Health Care System critical care nurse, has achieved national recognition for being named a recipient of the 2024 VA Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing.

January 03, 2024

The VA Maryland Health Care System is seeking caregivers living within 40 miles of its Perry Point VA Medical Center in Cecil County, Maryland to participate in the VA Medical Foster Home (MFH) Program.

November 29, 2023

The Maryland Nurses Association (MNA) District 2 has selected Siobhan Kirksey, Women Veterans program manager at the VA Maryland Health Care System, with the Outstanding Dissemination of Health Information Award.

October 30, 2023

The VA Maryland Health Care System is excited to participate in Operation Green Light for Veterans, illuminating its three inpatient facilities—the Baltimore, Loch Raven and Perry Point VA Medical Centers—in green nightly (November 6-12) to highlight military Veterans and the services available.

September 25, 2023

The American Legion Benedict A. Andrew Post 296 in Queenstown, Md., including the Ladies Auxiliary and the Sons of the American Legion, recently donated $5,000 to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System to benefit veteran patients throughout the state.

September 25, 2023

The American Legion Post 16 in Crisfield, Md., recently donated $5,000 to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System to benefit Veteran patients at the Perry Point VA Medical Center.