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

  • The Survivor Assistance & Memorial Support (SAMS) program is a new program at VA Portland Health Care System which provides personalized, supportive services to families, caregivers, and survivors following the death of a loved one.

    A sailor in uniform presenting a folded flag to a woman.

  • It’s a cold, gray morning at the VA Portland Health Care System’s Vancouver campus. A light drizzle is punctuated by sunlight playing “peek-a-boo” through dark, ominous rain clouds which threaten to unleash a torrent at any moment.

    Veteran in a blue and white golf cart on a road.

  • Story courtesy of Kristina Hays and Jessica Majano, VA Portland Center for Development and Civic Engagement.

    Three women in scrubs holding a mattress and backpack next to a van.

  • “To me, it is an honor to sit with Veterans,” says VA Portland volunteer Bea Close. “Each experience is unique and rewarding to me—a small way to thank them for serving our Country.”

    Elder woman in blue shirt and glasses sits in office.

  • When VA Portland Health Care System employee Dara Wolochow finally got to meet her new therapist at the VA Portland in early February, she greeted her not with a handshake and introduction but instead crouched down and scratched her behind her ears.

    A healthcare worker in blue scrubs pets a service dog.

  • There are a number of community programs aimed at helping Veterans in need—many of them organized through agencies such as the Veterans Administration.

    Woman with arms open in front of table full of winter coats and boots.

  • Employees at the VA Portland Health Care System’s Vancouver campus hope what has started out as a small art installation and expression of creativity may soon turn into a preservation project for a set of original stained-glass windows currently sitting in storage.

    David Olsen, Maintenance Mechanic and master carpenter with the VA’s Vancouver campus, shows off two shadow boxes he recently created

  • What began nearly 20 years ago as a labor of love by a group of military Veterans became a little-known symbol of the Vietnam War at the VA’s Vancouver campus in Southwest Washington.

    Lady Bell, a UH-1B helicopter, displayed at the VA's Vancouver campus

  • Story by VA Portland Staff

    Three individuals at PSU commencement exercise

  • As VA Portland employees return to the office, many are exploring different options to satisfy their commuting needs.

    Vanpool, provided by Commute, parked at the Portland VA campus.