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VA Milwaukee health care top stories.

  • For the first time, the Zablocki VA’s Northeast Wisconsin Ambulatory Clinics have their own chaplain.

    Portrait of Don Blomberg

  • A new vending machine in the Milwaukee VA cafeteria won’t give you chips, soda or candy. Instead it dispenses valuable items that could save someone’s life.

    Montage of photos showing supplies in the harm reduction vending machine

  • Five health improvement projects connected to the Milwaukee VA Medical Center are among 40 in Wisconsin to receive Momentum Grant funding from the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment.

    A logo for the Medical College of Wisconsin and Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin.

  • Catching a mistake — and reporting it — has led to national accolades for a Green Bay VA Health Clinic nurse.

    Portrait of Ariel Wenstadt

  • Veterans and Milwaukee VA Medical Center staff alike will benefit from the new Medical Procedures unit, which opened Monday.

    Milwaukee staff cut red ribbon for opening of newly remodeled endoscopy lab.

  • What started at the Milwaukee VA as a quick and cost-effective way to produce personal protective equipment during the COVID pandemic has morphed into a valuable resource that is helping Veterans and VA medical centers across the country.

    College of photos showing 3D printing lab products and team members.

  • An innovative solution to a vexing problem has a Milwaukee VA Medical Center nurse vying for national honors.

    Nurse holds container with syringes and ice packs

  • A Milwaukee VA nurse is hoping to patent an innovative clip she designed to make life a little easier for post-operative patients.

    Plastic bags affixed to office clips. Jean Borck explaining clip.

  • The Milwaukee VA Medical Center’s Functional Rehabilitation Group has graduated more than 130 Veteran patients since its inception in 2017, improving their quality of life as they cope with chronic pain.

    Veterans in the gym environment sit at a table and go over physical therapy and rehabilitation progress reports

  • A Milwaukee VA Medical Center nurse was nationally recognized with HealthImpact’s DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Advancing Compassionate Care in Policy.

    HealthImpact's DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Advancing Compassionate Care in Policy winner holds award