Stories

VA helped Army Veteran and VA employee Theerawong “Odie” Suksutthirot get back on his feet. Now he sees his work at VA as a way to give back to fellow Veterans.

If you visit the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center on any given morning, you might spot Rick Silver crisscrossing campus on his way to check tire pressure on a government vehicle before heading to a building to ensure fire extinguishers are up to code.

Library Square in downtown Salt Lake City was lined with tents and volunteers on Friday, July 18, as Veterans experiencing homelessness and other unsheltered people came from all over the city so they could find the resources they need to survive.

The VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS) is seeking visual and performing art pieces for our upcoming local 2025 Creative Arts Competition.

When Meisha Jensen began working with the Homeless and Justice Clinical Recovery Program at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS), she quickly became a driving force in how the health care system approaches coordinated care for Veterans experiencing homelessness.

June is PTSD Awareness Month, a time to recognize the unseen wounds of trauma and the courage it takes to seek healing.

Drake Slattery, the grandson of a Veteran, doesn’t seem to slow down.

When Tracy Shrier shows up for a volunteer shift at the Fisher House at the VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System (VASLCHCS), he is ready to do whatever is needed.

Shortly after midnight on August 27, leaders at the Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System received an unexpected call, notifying them of a substantial water leak in the facility. In a matter of hours, the medical center’s plumbers and engineers determined a hot water pipe broke.

At 79, Marine Veteran Douglas B. Hatch was paralyzed by Guillain-Barré syndrome, a condition in which the body attacks its nerves. Now 83, he’s training to compete again in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.