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

  • Join in on the fun at the Salt Lake City VA Farmer's Market, Wednesdays, 11 am – 1:30 pm, August 3 – September 7, 2022. Enjoy a fun and tasty opportunity to gather with Veterans, family members, visitors, and staff while enjoying live music from talented Veteran and local artists.

    Salt Lake City VA HCS Farmer's Market Photo
  • Supply Technicians in Medical Supply Distribution provide the inpatient units, clinics, operating rooms and other medical center facilities with the necessary supplies for daily healthcare operations.

    woman in  medical supply room
  • Because of the continued safety concerns, this year’s Salt Lake City VA Veterans’ Creative Arts Festival and Competition will be a virtual event again.

    creative arts festival 2022 at salt lake city VA healthcare system
  • Food Service Workers play an important role in ensuring our inpatient Veterans get healthy nutritious meals to nourish them during a stay at the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center.

    man in industrial kitchen
  • Radiologic Technologists at VA are at the forefront of their career field.

    Man in front of MRI
  • The VA Salt Lake City Health Care System is rolling out mobile check-in for appointments in select clinics starting Monday, June 13, 2022. While you will still be able to check-in at the clinic desk, the new mobile check-in can save you some time with just three simple steps.

    Photo of smiling Veteran with smartphone.
  • Due to unprecedented COVID-related supply chain disruptions, hospitals in the United States are experiencing a shortage of contrast media (sometimes referred to as X-ray dye) used to perform CT scans.

  • 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