News releases

In time for Research Week, Minneapolis VA Health Care System celebrates the grand opening of a new Clinical Research Wing on May 30 at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.

The Minneapolis VA Health Care System is proud to announce the opening of a new Pop-Up Food Pantry on premise Tuesday, May 21st.

For the tenth year in a row, the Minneapolis VA Medical Center has been named one of the Top 25 hospitals in the country by Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care from 500 hospitals that applied.

The Minneapolis VA Health Care System announces the opening of the Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Center (IPECC).

The Minneapolis VA Medical Center will recognize and honor hospitalized Veterans during a National Salute to Veteran Patients program on Valentine’s Day.

As part of VA’s nationwide homelessness goals for 2023, the Minneapolis VA Health Care System along with our partners provided 545 Veterans in Minnesota secure permanent housing.

The Minneapolis VA and Catholic Charites Twin Cities are holding a joint ribbon cutting to launch a partnership in providing on-site medical services for Veterans experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness utilizing the Minneapolis VA Mobile Medical Unit (MMU).

Until 11:59 p.m. local time on September 30, 2023, Veterans who deployed to a combat zone, never enrolled in VA health care, and left active duty between September 11, 2001 and October 1, 2013 are eligible to enroll directly in VA health care.

A research team at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System (MVAHCS) has been approved for over $6 million in funding to start the Rehabilitation & Engineering Center for Optimizing Veteran Engagement & Reintegration (RECOVER).

The Minneapolis VA Health Care System is celebrating the opening of the new Specialty Care Clinic with a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 3, 2023, at noon. Tours will be available immediately following the ceremony.