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South Texas Veterans Health Care System's top stories.

  • 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

  • The South Texas Veterans Health Care System Nursing Education Department, in partnership with the University of Texas Health San Antonio School of Nursing, have been chosen as the 2024 recipients for the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award.

    The South Texas Nursing Education Department

  • The Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital’s Emergency Department (ED) has undergone renovation. These quality-of-life enhancements will assist doctors and nurses in reducing treatment times, provide Veterans a smoother and timelier visit.

    Five members of the Executive Leadership Team and Emergency Department and Specialty Area staff pose with large ceremonial scissors

  • The Kerrville VA Medical Center (KVAMC) took the trophy from last year's victor.

    Two nurses from Kerrville VA Medical Center stand tall next to trophy after winning the fight against hunger.

  • Veterans fell in line to receive food from a distribution point located on the backside of the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital parking lot, near the Community Living Center.

    Food drive staff and volunteers prepare bags of food to distribute to veterans.

  • You want to see heroic and courageous, peer into the eyes of a housekeeper aide, who has been collecting hazardous waste from patient rooms and wiping down everything everyone touches throughout day and night.

    Housekeeper cleaning up emergency leak