News releases
News Releases for VA Salem health care.
Salem VA Healthcare System Earns 5-Star rating from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
July 26, 2023Veterans have choices when seeking medical care, and the Salem VA Healthcare System is proving to be an invaluable resource for Southwest Virginia Veterans. The system recently received a 5-Star rating by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS.
Salem VA and VBA hold PACT Act Day, Saturday July 22
July 17, 2023The Salem VA Healthcare System will host a PACT Act Day Saturday, July 22, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Salem VA Medical Center. The event will take place in the lobby of Bldg. 143 and registration is not required.
Salem VA Healthcare System Veterans get new Community Based Outpatient Clinic Facility in Danville
June 23, 2023Veterans who use the Salem VA Healthcare System’s Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Danville, are enjoying a new facility opened by Valor Healthcare this Spring. An official grand opening of the new facility will take place June 29.
Salem VA Medical Center to open Virtual Health Resource Center
April 11, 2023The Salem VA Healthcare System will cut the ribbon on a Virtual Health Resource Center during a short ceremony April 18 at 1 p.m.
Salem VA Medical Center to host ribbon cutting on new Medal of Honor Recognition Wall following Veteran Town Hall meeting March 24
March 03, 2023The Salem VA Healthcare System will hold a ribbon cutting for its new Medal of Honor Recognition Wall March 24, following a Veteran Town Hall meeting that begins at noon in the facility chapel.
Salem to host Job Fair March 25 for various nursing specialties and other critical staff
March 02, 2023The Salem VA Health Care System will hold a Job Fair March 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main area of the hospital lobby in Bldg. 143.
Salem exceeds goals to house homeless Veterans in 2022
January 30, 2023As part of VA’s nationwide goal to house 38,000 homeless Veterans in 2022, the Salem VA Healthcare System has provided 125 permanent housing placements to homeless Veterans
Paul Crews Appointed as Executive Director of VA’s Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network
September 21, 2021Durham, N.C. – Durham VA Health Care System's Executive Director, Paul Crews, MPH, FACHE, has been appointed Executive Director of VA's Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network, effective October 10, 2021.
Salem encourages Veterans to ‘reach out’ for mental health assistance
September 01, 2021Salem, Virginia — In conjunction with Suicide Prevention Month, the Salem VA Health Care System is raising awareness of its mental health resources available for Veterans.