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Read about what's happening in our VA Pittsburgh health care community.

  • Veterans with asthma and other respiratory problems can get top-notch personalized care through VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s (VAPHS) Deployment-Related Respiratory Disease Clinic.

    Hands holding transparent 3D-printed lungs against a teal background.

  • From suicide prevention to end-of-life care, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) chaplains deliver compassionate, holistic support that strengthens the well-being of Veterans and staff.

    Chaplain Gretchen Hulse speaks with a veteran

  • VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System in July dedicated a tactile brass U.S. flag on its H.J. Heinz III campus.

    Veteran touches a brass tactile U.S. flag at VA Pittsburgh's H.J. Heinz III campus.

  • As she prepares to celebrate her 100th birthday this Fourth of July, 99-year-old Emily Drake of O’Hara Township is quick to answer when asked for the secret to long life.

    World War II Veteran Emily Drake displays a certificate from VA Secretary Doug Collins honoring her on her 100th birthday

  • A VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) surgeon received the highest honor for VA health services researchers during the 2025 National VA Research Week Kick Off Awards Ceremony.

    Dr. Daniel Hall receives the Under Secretary’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in Health Services Research.

  • Holidays can be stressful for Veterans and caregivers. VAPHS staff offer tips on how to manage added stress this time of year.

    Woman breathing exercises in front of Christmas tree.

  • VA Pittsburgh, 911th Airlift Wing and partner agencies practice evacuating civilians from disaster area.

    ROTC student Madeline Chambers, second from left, portrays a patient arriving at the first stop in the Operation Pegasus Stride 2024 triage process.

  • Two VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) employees received a national 2024 VA Secretary Honor Award for I CARE for quickly aiding a co-worker in crisis.

    Daryl Ferguson and Joshua Anderson, VAPHS Environmental Management Services supervisors, display recently received I CARE awards.

  • A Marine Corps Veteran from Bethel Park will compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympics with a prosthetic leg maximized for power and efficiency at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS).

    Marine Corps Veteran Eric McElvenny prepares for the Paris 2024 Paralympics

  • The Community Living Center (CLC) at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) is now a five-star facility, VA’s highest rating possible for its nursing homes.

    VAPHS CLC Now a 5-star Facility