News releases
Official press releases and media advisories from the Office of Strategic Communications & Public Affairs, Salisbury VA Health Care System.
November 24, 2025The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it permanently housed 51,936 homeless Veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025.
September 3, 2025The W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Salisbury VA Health Care System, announced today it has earned a four-star rating as part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 2025 hospital quality ratings.
August 26, 2025Salisbury VA announced today the Carolina Pride Community Living Center, W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center, has achieved recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System — Committed to Care Excellence by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), effective August 14, 2025.
May 27, 2025Salisbury VA Associate Director Charles “Dave” Collins will assume authority from Executive Director Kevin P. Amick and be appointed as acting executive director at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, effective Thursday, June 19, 2025, at 12 a.m. ET.
January 31, 2025The Salisbury VA Health Care System hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the completion of the new emergency department (ED) at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, January 31, 2025.
January 7, 2025Salisbury VA announced today the appointment of Thomas Streater to serve as Assistant Director and Administrator, Charlotte Health Care Center (HCC) and Charlotte Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), to lead VA operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, effective December 1, 2024.
September 24, 2024The Salisbury VA Health Care System announced today it has housed 370 Veterans experiencing homeless in North Carolina in Fiscal Year 2024.
September 10, 2024The 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.
July 22, 2024Salisbury 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.
December 19, 2023The 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.