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San Francisco VA Medical Center receives a 4 Star CMS quality rating

July 26, 2023

Today, San Francisco VA Medical Center announced that it received a 4-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

San Francisco VA Health Care System celebrates VA’s Health Professions Education Week

March 13, 2023

The Department of Veterans Affairs recognizes contributions of VA faculty and academic partners during VA Health Professions Education Week 2023.

San Francisco VA Health Care System provided 547 permanent housing placements to homeless Veterans in 2022

February 16, 2023

As part of VA’s nationwide goal to house 38,000 homeless Veterans in 2022, the San Francisco VA Health Care System has provided 547 permanent housing placements to homeless Veterans.

San Francisco VA Medical Center earns prestigious Silver Level Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation

January 24, 2023

On January 9, 2023, San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) earned the Silver Level Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).

Wrist-Wearable Data May Help Identify Pain, Sleep, and Anxiety Outcomes after Traumatic Stress Exposure

January 12, 2023

A new study shows how wrist-activity biomarkers could have utility as screening tools for adverse symptom outcomes after trauma exposure.

Researcher in the News

December 20, 2022

San Francisco VA Health Care System and University of California San Francisco (UCSF) researcher Kristine Yaffe, MD named as the recipient of the 2022 John B. Barnwell Award.

VA Announces Opening of Memory Care Unit at San Francisco VA Health Care System

December 02, 2022

On December 2, 2022, San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) celebrated the opening of a new Memory Care Unit within the Community Living Center (CLC), located on the San Francisco VA Medical Center Campus.

VA Announces New Director at San Francisco VA Health Care System

August 29, 2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jia F. Li as Medical Center Director for San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) in San Francisco, California.

New VA Clinic Opens in South Santa Rosa, Expanding Services for Veterans

August 25, 2022

Sonoma County Veterans now access to a newly built VA clinic, specifically designed with their health care needs in mind. The new clinic, Santa Rosa VA Clinic South opened on August 15, 2022. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held yesterday, August 24, 2022.

San Francisco VA Health Care System Announces 2022 Grunfeld Scholars

July 07, 2022

The San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) has selected two promising medical researchers for the Grunfeld Scholars Research Development Initiative.