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News Releases for VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System
January 31, 2024OMAHA— As part of VA’s nationwide homelessness goals for 2023, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (VA NWIHCS) assisted in finding permanent housing 301 homeless Veterans in 2023.
January 25, 2024To date, the Department of Veterans Affairs Midwest Health Care Network's COVID Attrition and Trigger-Based Care for High-Risk Veterans (CATCH) program has helped more than 1,900 Veterans in Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska reconnect with their local VA primary care teams.
September 21, 2023PAPILLION, Neb. – VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System will host a VA Employment Fair at the newly-opened Papillion VA Community Living Center, Sept. 28, from 3-6 p.m.
July 28, 2023VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System’s Omaha VA Medical Center announced today that it has received a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This is the first time CMS has included VA facilities in their annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.
July 28, 2023VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (VA NWIHCS) has received its second straight National SimLEARN Advanced Simulation Lab certification.
May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Grand Island VA Police Services will conduct an Active Shooter Response Training Exercise in collaboration with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies on the Grand Island VA campus beginning at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, May 12.
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April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – The Grand Island VA Medical Center’s Police Services will conduct a 3-hour Active Shooter Response Training Exercise in collaboration with local, state and federal law enforcement and emergency response agencies on Saturday, April 15, 2023.
March 31, 2023March 30, 2023 OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha VA Medical Center Police Services will conduct a 4-hour Active Shooter Response Training Exercise in collaboration with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
February 3, 2023OMAHA, Neb. — As part of VA’s nationwide goal to house 38,000 homeless Veterans in 2022, the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, in concert with many community partners, has provided permanent housing placements to 324 homeless Veterans.