News releases

VA San Diego Healthcare System announced today that it received a 5-star rating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating report.

SAN DIEGO, CA – VA San Diego Healthcare System received funding for Non-recurring Maintenance projects in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, after receiving funding (VHA-NRM-Project-Awards-FY2026-Q2-508.pdf) in the first quarter of the fiscal year.

VA San Diego Healthcare System received a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings. This is the second year in a row that VA San Diego received a five-star rating from CMS.

The VA Supportive Housing (VASH) program focuses on finding housing for homeless Veterans. VASH just reached a milestone steady-state of housing 2,000 Veterans with housing vouchers at one time.

The VA San Diego Healthcare System, in collaboration with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), proudly announce a new community effort to deliver care to homeless Veterans and Veterans in need across San Diego County.

VA encourages all eligible Veterans to visit VA.gov/PACT or call 1-800-MYVA411 to learn more and sign up for VA health care before the deadline.

Today, VA San Diego Healthcare System announced that it received a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This is the first time CMS has included VA facilities in their annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.

VA San Diego Healthcare System joins community initiative to combat homelessness among Veterans.

The VA San Diego Healthcare System is hosting a Hiring Fair on Saturday, February 4th, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Kearny Mesa VA Clinic located at 8875 Aero Drive in San Diego.

After a long and eventful career serving Veterans, Robert M Smith, MD, VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) Director and Chief Executive Officer, will retire at the end of June.