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The Covid-19 testing tent is closing on Friday, September 29th of 2023.

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Flu Clinic times for JHQVAMC, WCTOPC, and all VA Clinics starting September 18, 2023.

65 and older couple

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (JHQVAMC) held a ceremony June 16, 2023, at 2 p.m., to dedicate the Community Living Center (CLC) dining room in honor of Hazel Roi McInturff Berry, a World War II Veteran and longtime volunteer at the medical center.

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center Director Dean B. Borsos unveils a plaque during a ceremony.

VA’s 13th annual VA2K Walk & Roll event returned May 17, 2023, at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, here, with goals of moving the body in support whole health and well-being, while also helping homeless Veterans.

Participants of the VA2K register at the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center’s (JHQVAMC) starting line.

VA Employee Association (VAEA) hosted its summer kickoff event, co-sponsored by American Federation of Government Employees 1687 (AFGE), holding a luau at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (JHQVAMC) May 24th, 2023.

Employees waiting in line.

MOUNTAIN HOME, TN— The VA Office of Healthcare Engineering named Kevin Milliken, chief engineer at James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (JHQVAMC), the 2023 VA Chief Engineer of the Year as part of its annual program to recognize top-performing federal engineers.

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center Director Dean B. Borsos presents Kevin Milliken, JHQVAMC chief engineer, the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Chief Engineer of the Year award during a ceremony April 13, 2023, here. The award is part of the 2023 NSPE awards held held annually to recognize engineers across 13 Federal agencies.

MOUNTAIN HOME, TN - - James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (JHQVAMC) recognized more than 100 volunteers from throughout the region during a banquet at Carnegie Hotel in Johnson City, Tenn., April 15, 2023, at 10 a.m.

Dean Borsos stands at podium.

MOUNTAIN HOME, Tenn.— United States Senator Marsha Blackburn, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger, Washington County Mayor Joe Grandy, and Johnson City Mayor Todd Fowler visited James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (JHQVAMC) April 4, 2023, to learn more about Veteran health care and services, here.

Man gestures to direction he and others are walking.

(MOUNTAIN HOME, Tenn.) —James H. Quillen VA Medical Center (JHQVAMC) recognized Vietnam Veterans March 29, 2023, to honor all who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time from Nov. 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975, regardless of location.

Dean Borsos, medical center director, speaks into microphone.

MOUNTAIN HOME, Tenn. — Surveyors with The Joint Commission, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that accredits health care organizations and programs around the world, again accredited James H. Quillen VA Medical Center following a survey Feb. 7-10, 2023, to review programs and operations.

American flag displayed in hall.