News releases
Official press releases and media advisories from the Office of Strategic Communications & Public Affairs, Salisbury VA Health Care System.
The Salisbury VA Health Care System announced today it has housed 370 Veterans experiencing homeless in North Carolina in Fiscal Year 2024.
The Salisbury VA Health Care System announced today the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center has earned a second consecutive 5-Star Overall Hospital Quality Rating by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), effective July 31, 2024.
Salisbury VA announced today the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Hospital; Behavioral Health Care and Human Services; and Home Care Program Accreditations, effective April 18 – 20, 2024.
Today, the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center announced its “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC).
The Salisbury VA Health Care System announced today its updated compliance status in response to recommendations made by the VA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center report released on December 19, 2023.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Amick, MBA, MHRM, as the new Executive Director for the Salisbury VA Health Care System, effective December 18, 2023.
The Salisbury VA Health Care System announced today its upgrade to a Level 1a Highest Complexity Facility by the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Office of Productivity, Efficiency, and Staffing (OPES) as a result of a regularly scheduled fiscal year review, effective October 1, 2023.
Salisbury VA Health Care System announced today it will host a federal job fair, to be held in building six at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, on Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT.
Salisbury VA Health Care System Associate Director Charles “Dave” Collins assumed authority from former Executive Director John J. Melton and was appointed interim executive director at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, August 4, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. EDT.
After a long and fulfilling career of 35 years in federal service, John J. Melton, executive director of the Salisbury VA Health Care System, has decided to retire on August 11, 2023.