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VA Milwaukee health care top stories.

  • 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

  • When it comes to supporting Veterans, it’s hard to beat what Port Washington does every year for the Disabled Veterans Fishing Outing.

    Two men show fish

  • The Milwaukee VA Health Care System’s new outpatient clinic in Oconomowoc conducted its first medical appointments Monday, making health care more accessible for thousands of Veterans in Waukesha, Dodge, Washington, and Jefferson Counties and the Lake Country region west of Milwaukee.

    First Veteran to be seen at the Oconomowoc VA Clinic.

  • The effects of trauma aren’t always obvious. It may take years, or even decades, to link a problem or dysfunction to an event that is seemingly unrelated. That was the case with Sidney Williams, but thanks to the Seattle and Milwaukee VAs, he has addressed his trauma and is now on a bright path.

    Man sitting in chair looking at camera

  • Beginning June 24, 2024, Zablocki VA Pharmacy will send a text message to Veterans for their prescription refills.

    Text messages for refill reminder from pharmacy

  • A Milwaukee VA nurse was honored in her military capacity during the annual Henry Jackson Foundation’s Heroes of Military Medicine awards ceremony May 9 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

    Army Reserve Lt. Col. Darcie Greuel holds Hero of Military Medicine award following ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.