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Serbian Military Hospital Staff tour Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center during DoD-sponsored visit to Ohio

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center hosted five members of the Serbian Military Medical Academy in Belgrade, Serbia , Feb. 5, 2024.

VA doctor talking with military doctors next to ophthalmology training equipment

New Year, New You Challenge

VA Northeast Ohio Health System's Personnel and Employee Whole Health is hosting a New Year, New You weight loss challenge. Open to all employees, the 12-week competition includes three crucial weigh-ins at the challenge's beginning, middle, and end.

Megan French stands next to a digital scale

ESGR AWARDS VANEOHS SUPERVISORS

Nine VA Northeast Ohio Health System supervisors received the Employer Support of the Guard Reserve Patriot Award during a recognition, on Dec. 12, 2023.

Group photo with TV of Cleveland VA in the background

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Named Outstanding Education Site of the Year

Physical Therapists are trained to understand how a body moves, and to work with patients who have difficulty moving due to illnesses, accidents, or other injuries.

L to R:  Kathleen Keane, Connie Lewis, Courtney Roca, Amber Simecek

Chaplaincy Education Program Provides Healing Through Expressive Art

VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System Chaplain Nancy Lueschen has been providing spiritual healing programs within the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center for almost 6 years and has been steadily discovering new ways to help female veterans.

Lisa Edwards, Army Veteran and Collaborative Art mural program participant points to a panel she created.

VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System Innovators Design Mammography Chair

During a breast procedure, patients are often required to stand and maintain uncomfortable positions for the mammography team to successfully perform the procedure.

Raychel Testa, Frank Zitko and Natalie Mandel display their modified mammography chair design.

Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Receives 5-Star CMS Quality Ratings

Cleveland, OH – Today VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System announced that Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center 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.

VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System is proud to be Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Five Star Rated for Quality Measures.

Cleveland VA Medical Center, Community Partners Conduct Disaster Exercise

Disaster Simulation Brings Together Multiple Local, Federal Organizations

VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, in partnership with VA Office of Emergency Management recently led a National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Exercise with multiple partners in the community, June 28.

VA relaxes masking at health care facilities

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has relaxed the masking requirement at VA medical facilities. VA facilities will no longer universally require masks in most clinical areas.

VA relaxes masking at health care facilities

WWI Veterans marched on Washington for promised payment in 1932

Did you know that the U.S. Government dispatched 3,500 Army troops onto Washington D.C. streets under leadership of General Douglas MacArthur to drive off an assembled ‘army’ of WWI Veteran demonstrators?