News releases
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July 23, 2026VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System received funding for Non-recurring Maintenance projects in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, after receiving funds earlier in the first and second quarters of the year.
June 16, 2026VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) received funding for non-recurring maintenance projects in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, after receiving funding in the first quarter of the fiscal year.
May 21, 2026VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System announced today that it received a four-star rating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating report.
March 27, 2026PITTSBURGH — Officials broke ground today on a second Fisher House supporting the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System.
February 27, 2026PITTSBURGH, PA – VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) today announced planned infrastructure upgrades to ensure safe and effective patient care.
March 28, 2024Friends of the Pittsburgh Fisher House Crosses $2M threshold in Capital Campaign for a second Pittsburgh Fisher House
May 25, 2022A Department of Veterans Affairs pilot study of more than 31,000 pregnancies found a high rate of short- and long-term pregnancy-related complications among women veterans. Researchers are now using the data to identify ways to improve the health of women veterans before pregnancy.
May 11, 2022VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s Emergency Department (ED) received a Level 3 Geriatric ED (GED) accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians.
April 20, 2022VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System has been named an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 15th anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).
January 12, 2022A Department of Veterans Affairs study found that veterans who undergo non-cardiac surgery at VA hospitals have a 40% lower adjusted risk of 30-day mortality than in the private sector.