News releases

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.

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.

VA anesthesia specialists from the Salisbury, Durham and Asheville VA medical centers recently participated in a course offering the latest in ultrasound guided peripheral nerve block techniques.

To increase participation in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) has launched a new education campaign intended to reach Persian Gulf War and Post-9/11 Veterans and Servicemembers.

Officials at the W.G. “Bill” Hefner Medical Center, flagship of the Salisbury VA Health Care System (HCS) began a new service to Veterans December 15, with the first fitting and delivery of a custom prosthesis, fabricated on site.