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SEATTLE – 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.

VA 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.

For 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.

SEATTLE, 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.

At 16-years-old, Michael J. Kavanaugh, now 92, joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1950. Weeks after assignment with the 12th Infantry Battalion at Treasure Island, he deployed with 1st Marine Division, and fought at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the North Korean Mountains near Manchuria.

To mark Patient Experience Week from April 24-28, VA Puget Sound is opening Virtual Health Resource Centers to offer onsite technology experts to support Veterans, their family members and caregivers looking to take advantage of virtual care tools.

As part of the Department 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 a Rx Take-Back Event April 21, 2023 at its Seattle and American Lake campuses.

“We, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, pledge to never commit, excuse or stay silent about sexual harassment, sexual assault, or domestic violence against others,” is the White Ribbon VA pledge being taken by employees throughout VA Puget Sound across Western Washington.

Diagnosing and caring for patients with, or suspected of having long COVID, in clinical settings can be challenging, according to a VA-wide study led by members of the VA COVID-19 Observational Research Collaboratory (CORC).

Dr. Thomas Bundt Brings Leadership, Proven Experience