Stories
VA Northern California health care top stories.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander heritage month
“America’s greatest asset is not our assembly lines or weapons systems, or even our great ships, submarines, and airplanes … it’s our people.” - Adm. Harry Harris
Congressman Ami Bera brought valentine cards to Veterans
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D., a House Foreign Affairs Committee member, brought beautiful, heartfelt valentine cards handmade by Sutter Middle School students in Folsom to Veterans at VA Northern California Health Care System in Mather, California.
Audiology clinic appointment update
Improving Veteran's access to care is our top priority.
Identity theft
Is someone using your personal or financial information to make purchases, get benefits, file taxes, or commit fraud? That’s identity theft.
Retired VA phone number putting Veterans’ information at risk
The Department of Veterans Affairs established 1-800-MyVA411 (1-800-698-2411) in 2020 to help Veterans, their family members, caregivers, and survivors understand and access the broad spectrum of VA benefits and services.
Lactation pods provide secure location for nursing mothers to breastfeed/pump
The VA Northern California's Women Veterans Program procured five Mamava lactation pods for its locations.
Clearing the air about smoking
Smoking has a way of clouding nearly everything in a person’s life.
Enrolled Veterans can get a no-cost flu shot
VA Northern California health care is offering no-cost flu shots to enrolled Veterans.
Mpox - what Veterans need to know
On May 7, 2022, the world was alerted to a confirmed case of Mpox in the United Kingdom.
VA and Volunteers of America help Veteran Robert Irvin go from homeless to home
In “The Battle of Baltimore,” British Troops attacked Fort McHenry for 25 hours. Francis Scott Key described the scenes of America’s victory in a poem that would evolve into our national anthem, a song outlining the struggle, hope and promise of America.
