News Releases
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August 19, 2024Orlando, Fla. – International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is on August 31, 2024, however will be observed on August 30, 2024.
August 14, 2024The VA announced that Jennifer Thompson, MD, MPH, MACP, FIDSA, the Associate Chief of Staff for Education at the OVAMC and the Veterans Integrated Service Network’s Designated Education Officer, is the recipient of the 2024 Karen M. Sanders, MD, Designated Education Officer (DEO) of the Year Award.
August 8, 2024The Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS) will host a Summer VetFest/PACT Act event on Thursday, August 22, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Wickham Park Community Center located at 2815 Leisure Way, Melbourne, Florida 32935.
July 22, 2024The Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS) is proud to announce a special Breastfeeding Awareness event held on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, from 8:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. in recognition of World Breastfeeding Week.
July 22, 2024The FBI-Law Enforcement Executive Development Association (FBI-LEEDA) announced that the Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS) Police Department received the FBI-LEEDA Agency Trilogy Award.
July 15, 2024The Orlando VA Health Care System (OVAHCS) is proud to announce the launch of its new Perinatal Veteran Socials, aimed at providing connection and comprehensive support to expecting and perinatal Veteran parents.
July 12, 2024The Orlando VA Health Care System (OVAHCS) is thrilled to announce the commencement of the annual local Veterans Creative Arts Competition on September 5-6th.
June 12, 2024The Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS) will host a Summer VetFest/PACT Act event on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom, in the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Student Union Building, located at: 12715 Pegasus Drive, Orlando Fl, 32816.
June 11, 2024The Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS) will host a Veterans Town Hall on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. in the canteen, on the first floor of the Orlando VA Medical Center, located in Lake Nona, Orlando Fla.
May 7, 2024The Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS) was recently awarded the 2024 Patient Safety Program of Excellence designation from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS).