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  • The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) donated a new wheelchair-equipped golf cart and Ford Explorer to the Tucson VA Veteran Transportation Program.

    Group of people cutting ribbon in front of a building.

  • When filmmaker and historian Trent Jones sat down with his first World War II Veteran three years ago, he didn’t know the conversation would spark a project that would grow into 10 Good Men, a feature documentary honoring the last living B-17 aircrew members.

    Six portraits of Veterans, each with a name underneath, displayed on a blue background.

  • A two-day Veterans Claims Clinic and Resource Fair in Douglas, Arizona concluded with strong results, connecting 77 Veterans with the benefits, health care and support they earned through their service.

    A few moments from our 2‑day claims event.

  • From June 9 - 13, I attended the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival in Columbia, South Carolina, and the experience stayed with me long after I returned home. If I had to describe the week in five words, they would be "amazing, emotional, inspirational, overwhelming, and unifying."

    Collage of photos showing individuals and groups at an event.

  • The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System’s (SAVAHCS) Tribal HUD-VASH Program, in partnership with the Tohono O’odham Ki:Ki Association (TOKA), received national recognition May 28 with the 2026 Outstanding Partnership Award from the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV).

    Man in suit holding small award with red house logo and separate image of the award.

  • The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) Eligibility and Enrollment team has announced a 6.54% increase in Veteran enrollments so far in fiscal year 2026. A significant rise that supports the national Choose VA initiative and reaffirms SAVAHCS’s commitment to serving our nation's heroes.

    Collage of photos from a career fair with diverse people at booths.

  • Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) staff and Veterans gathered to celebrate a standout year at the 2025 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival, where local Veterans earned 10 national medals across art, drama, writing and photography categories.

    Group of award winners with medals standing and sitting in a line, smiling.

  • Recently, the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) reached a major clinical milestone, completing its 100th WATCHMAN implant less than two years after launching the program.

    Collage of medical staff with a patient and in a hospital corridor holding a "100" sign.

  • The VISN 22 Interim Network Director is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Leslie T. Lockridge, DNP, RN, as the new Executive Director of the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, effective April 5, 2026.

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  • March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month, which was developed to increase public knowledge about the consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI), to promote services available to people living with brain injuries, and to provide education to prevent injuries.

    National Brain Injury Awareness Month poster with a glowing brain graphic.