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

Treating Veterans with “Long COVID”

For many Veterans who have had COVID-19, symptoms linger long after the initial infection. To help these Veterans, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System established a multi-specialty clinic to treat post-COVID conditions.

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VAPHS is Hiring Medical Support Assistants

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System is hiring medical support assistants and all you have to do to apply is email us your resume. If we call you for an interview on Jan. 20 or 21, we might hire you on the spot.

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Handling Holiday Stress

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

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Self-Cleaning Mats Zap Germs

VA Pittsburgh’s CLC tests innovative cleaning product

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Bench Memorializes VA Kidney Care Champion

A VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System nurse practitioner who helped lay the groundwork prior to her retirement in 2017 for the 2020 formation of a dialysis program to shield Community Living Center (CLC) patients from COVID-19 will forever be remembered on the H.J. Heinz III campus in O’Hara Township.

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VA Pittsburgh Chief of Staff Joins National Veterans’ Research Nonprofit Board

The Board of Directors of the National Association of Veterans' Research and Education Foundations (NAVREF) in September announced the election of VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS) Chief of Staff Dr. Ali Sonel to their board of directors.

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Care for LGBTQ+ Veterans

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System is honored to serve all who served, including LGBTQ+ Veterans.

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Creative Arts Show Goes Virtual

The 2021 VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Creative Arts Show has gone virtual this year.

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New Ways of Managing Cancer – VA Pittsburgh to Open Integrative Oncology Clinic

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System will open an integrative oncology clinic this summer at its University Drive campus.

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The future of medicine is in your genes. We need your help.

Fifteen minutes and a blood draw are all it takes to make a lasting difference.

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