Stories
Read about what's happening in our VA Tampa health care community.
Tampa VA Veteran Gives Another Chance at Life
“None of us knows when or if we’re going to need an organ,” said Krystal Catalano, Tampa VA Case Manager and facility coordination lead in partnering with LifeLink of Florida.
Tampa VA Radiology Setting Trends in Imaging Technology Advancements
Being equipped with technology that can detect, diagnose and treat conditions to increase the number of successful health outcomes for patients isn’t a long way coming. It's here.
Sabal Park Clinic – Now Serving Patient Number One
Connecting Veterans to the best health care as soon as possible compelled Tampa VA to partner with MacDill AFB’s 6th Medical Group to begin delivering outpatient services at Sabal Park Clinic in South Tampa, recently.
Tampa VA Takes Screening Mammograms to Veterans with Help from Local Partner
MammoLink bus helps connect women Veterans to the soonest and best care.
Veterans take ‘Quantum Leap’ to recovery
Tampa VA Veterans have found a therapeutic haven of sorts, among horses and red clay dirt.
Here’s the Tea on Celebrating 100 Years of Veteran Women’s Care in VA
Tampa VA is celebrating 100 years of women Veterans’ health care in Veterans Health Administration all month long, with stories to tell, uniforms to display and oh, the tea.
The standard for 24/7/365 Virtual Urgent Care
The need for health care doesn’t stop just because it’s 5:00 p.m., the weekend, or a holiday. In fact, the busiest time for both urgent care clinics and emergency rooms is early afternoon and evening hours.
From the Frontlines of War to Life-changing Benefits and Support from VA
At just 16 years old, U.S. Army Veteran and VA nurse Nicole Leger gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She was filled with joy but had some difficult decisions to make.
Tampa VA’s Cutting-Edge Robotics and Advanced Technology Center Improves Access to Exoskeleton Technology for Veterans
The Robotics and Advanced Technology Center at James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa is using cutting-edge technology to improve the lives of military Veterans.
Determined Veteran Who Deserves All the Luck
If fortune were a person, it would look like former helicopter mechanic and Army medic, Alfred Pratt, who recently ran a 5K race after having a double lung transplant.