News Releases
Get the latest news from VA Puget Sound-area medical centers and clinics. For more information about VA Puget Sound health care, contact our Public Affairs Office at (206) 277-1711 or email Public Affairs Office at publicaffairspugetsound@va.gov
January 16, 2026VA Puget Sound Health Care System is inviting residents across Western Washington to learn about becoming caregivers in its Medical Foster Home program, a long-term care option that allows Veterans to receive personalized, around-the-clock care in a private home setting.
November 26, 2025WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it permanently housed 51,936 homeless Veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025. That number is 4,011 more Veterans than VA housed last year.
October 17, 2025VA Puget Sound Health Care System will host its semiannual Rx Take Back Day on Friday, Oct. 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., inviting Veterans, staff and the public to safely dispose of expired or unused prescriptions and over-the-counter medications at its two main campus outpatient pharmacies.
October 3, 2025VA Puget Sound Health Care System is offering Veterans free flu shots from Sept. 29 – Oct. 25 at walk-in and drive-thru locations across Western Washington, with select locations offering through Oct. 30.
September 25, 2025SEATTLE – The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced $35,562,125 in grants to eight organizations in Washington to help Veterans who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless.
September 10, 2025SEATTLE - VA Puget Sound Health Care System announced today it has earned a five-star rating as part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2025 hospital quality ratings.
August 21, 2025SEATTLE – The Department of Veterans Affairs will realign an additional $800 million this fiscal year as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program, which makes infrastructure improvements to health care facilities to ensure safe and effective patient care.
June 11, 2025VA Puget Sound Health Care System X_Labs unveiling state-of-the-art 3D bioprinting facility, supporting the development of BioBone, a 3D patient-derived bone graft for Veterans undergoing reconstructive surgeries.
May 19, 2025For Navy Veteran Melissa Von Ruden of Seattle, WA, art is not just a way to create beauty – it’s a way to reclaim identity from pain and rediscover the light within. VA Puget Sound Health Care System's, Von Ruden was selected to participate in the 2025 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival.
April 14, 2025SEATTLE, WA—As part of the Dept of Veterans Affairs nationwide effort to assist Veterans and local community to dispose of unused or expired prescriptions or over-the-counter drugs, VA Puget Sound Health Care System is hosting Rx Take-Back Events in April at its campuses in Seattle and Lakewood, WA.