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

  • SEATTLE, Wash. – Dec. 9, 2024 –VA Puget Sound’s new patient guide is a comprehensive resource that will empower Veterans to make informed decisions about their health. The 2024 Patient Guide is the first issue of the new annual publication.

    Cover of VA Puget Sound Health Care System's 2024 Patient Guide with a backdrop photograph of Western Washington's scenic mountain and lake landscape.

  • SEATTLE – Nov. 6, 2024 – U.S. Army Technician 5th Grade Clarence Rankins Jr. will be inducted into VA Puget Sound Health Care System’s Wall of Heroes during its annual Veterans Day celebration Nov. 7, 2024 at its Seattle Campus.

    Invitation to VA Puget Sound's 2024 Wall of Heroes ceremony in honor of U.S. Army Technician 5th Grade Clarence Rankins Jr.

  • SEATTLE, WA—VA Puget Sound Health Care System is hosting another Rx Take Back Day on Friday, October 25, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., inviting the public to safely dispose of expired or unused prescription and over-the-counter medications at our main campuses:

    Banner for Rx Take-Back Day that encourages the public to "drop off" medication instead of flushing down a toilet.

  • “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.

    Image developed as part of the Domestic Violence Awareness Month observed in October.

  • VA Puget Sound Health Care System successfully attained accreditation from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) APEx - Accreditation Program for Excellence®. APEx provides external validation that a radiation oncology facility is delivering high-quality patient care.

    VA Puget Sound achieves accreditation for radiation oncology services from ASTRO's APEx - Accreditation Program for Excellence

  • SEATTLE, July 22, 2024–For the fifth year in a row, VA Puget Sound Health Care System received the American Heart Association Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll quality achievement awards.

    VA earns American Heart Association Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus a quality achievement award

  • This year’s National Veterans Creative Arts Festival drew more than 3,000 Veteran artists -- three from VA Puget Sound Health Care System.

    Award-winning creative art work by local VA Puget Sound Veteran artists.

  • With the message “We believe you, and we believe in you,” VA Puget Sound Health Care System is reaching out to survivors and their families, friends and supporters throughout Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April.

    Sexual Assault Awareness Month picture with caption finding your path to healing

  • VA Puget Sound Health Care System will be honoring local 100-year-old, WWII veterans (nine are confirmed) to mark the first patients transferred to its American Lake hospital March 15, 1924. The celebration is VA Puget Sound’s largest gathering of centenarian veterans in its history.

    100 Years American Lake - Caring for our Nation's Heroes, American Lake March 15, 1924 - March 15, 2024. We honor 100-year-old Veterans...

  • The Department of Veterans Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Perez as the new deputy executive director of VA Puget Sound Health Care System.

    Photograph of Deputy Executive Director Susan Perez