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South Texas Veterans Health Care System's top stories.

  • Chaplain Service is celebrating a new beginning for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE)!

    Group of diverse people standing together in a room.

  • South Texas Veterans Health Care System’s Heart Center electrophysiology team at Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital recently marked a major milestone for the city of San Antonio by completing an Intracardiac Echocardiography integrated second generation Volt Pulsed Field Ablation procedure.

    Group of medical professionals in scrubs standing in an operating room.

  • The Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital Emergency Department was named a recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association’s 2026 Lantern Award on July 27, recognizing its innovative, evidence‑based solutions that strengthen patient care and staff well‑being.

  • Deputy Under Secretary for Health Dr. Lee Payne toured the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans VA Hospital on July 24 in San Antonio.

    Group of formally dressed men in a hospital hallway.

  • When 61-year-old Veteran Clinton Crumpton received his championship medal, he was wearing what he called “a new body.”

    Veteran athlete in wheelchair giving thumbs up with medals on, standing in front of Veterans Wheelchair Games banner.

  • When floodwaters surged through Kerrville, Texas, not just swallowing up roads and homes, they tested the heart of a community.

    Veteran Sammy Thigpen sitting in a brown recliner

  • The recreation center of Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital was filled on Friday, August 15, 2025, with amazing color, wonderful singing, and movement as the South Texas Veterans Health Care System proudly hosted the Veterans Creative Arts Competition.

    Members of the Tai Chi Group pose gather for a photo. From left: Mariah Lopez, Tomoyo Tillman (Tai Chi instructor), Margaret Larrea, and Robert Garza.

  • Who doesn’t love a nice cuddle? Nurses at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital were delighted to meet “Nightingale” a Labrador Retriever puppy, who has silky beautiful black fur and a big-hearted spirit.

    Dr. Milo posing with Nightingale and the nurses of 7A Bartter Clinical Research Unit (BCRU); Million Veteran Program.

  • Staff at the Audie L. Murphy VA Hospital have rolled up their sleeves in a major way to bring a therapeutic garden to life for our inpatient Veterans!

    VA staff planting a garden

  • Shining a light on social workers — exceptional individuals, whose communication abilities representing the pinnacle in connecting with others.

    Ms. Tonia Rayford, social worker at South Texas Veterans Health Care System