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Read about what's happening in our VA Salt Lake City health care community.

The job of pharmacy technicians at VA Salt Lake City Health Care System is far different from working in a retail pharmacy.

Text: Job of the Week Pharmacy Technician Woman holding prescription bottle

Chelsea Snoey wanted to be a part of something bigger than herself – to serve her country. The shy teen joined the Navy right out of high school eager to make a difference and see the world. A world that would quickly reveal its ugly side.

Woman in front of U.S. flag

A fourth tour in Afghanistan would change his life forever. The unthinkable happened fast for 25-year-old Marine Corps Veteran Ryan Garza. In 2011, an IED blast rocked the seven-ton truck he was riding in badly injuring his leg.

Veteran and amputee Ryan Garza snowboarding at Winter Sports Clinic

Welder, plumber, firefighter, damage control professional and self-proclaimed “bedazzler” Gayle-Jayne Allyson, an Army and Coast Guard Veteran, who served from 1987 to 1997 is not only unstoppable, but unmistakable.

Gayle-Jayne Allyson, bi-ski participant at Winter Sports Clinic

Registered nurses serve in every aspect of health care, ensuring Veterans receive the best possible care.

Sean Graff

Medical Support Assistants are front line workers, helping providers deliver the best possible care to Veterans.

Woman with mask on at work station

The Department of Veteran Affairs appointed Angela D. Williams, Pharm D, MS, VHA-CM, as the new Director of the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System.

United States flag on left with woman on right with right hand raised

This is what preparedness looks like. This is what it takes to be ready. We must know how to handle the unthinkable; the last two years have taught us that.

An emergency responder attends to a patient on a gurney during a preparedness exercise

VA prosthetist Dave Draper cast and custom fit Tyler Burdick’s snowboard feet. It’s one of many different “feet” the Navy Veteran has depending on his sporting mood.

Tyler Burdick

VA Salt Lake City recreation therapy program is looking to bring a little checking and scoring back into the lives of Veterans.

Sled hockey player