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Read about what's happening in our VA Tampa health care community.

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.

Clinic Commander and Timothy Kusko

MammoLink bus helps connect women Veterans to the soonest and best care.

MammoLink Bus.

Tampa VA Veterans have found a therapeutic haven of sorts, among horses and red clay dirt.

Group photo of MHICM providers

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.

Women Veterans' Tea

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.

VISN 8 Clinical Contact Center hired two nocturnists, or physicians who work overnight, to truly become the 24/7/365 virtual urgent care service leaders aspired it to be.

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.

U.S. Army Veteran Nicole Leger pictured in Afghanistan in 2008 and working in her role as a VA nurse with the VISN 8 Clinical Contact Center in July 2023.

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.

U.S. Navy Veteran John Holgan smiles as he walks with his exoskeleton device during a session with providers at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa.

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.

Pratt crossing the finish line at the

U.S. Army Veteran Leketia Webb has been on a 10-year journey to control her diabetes.

Tampa VA Dr. Ashleigh Joseph, women’s health clinical pharmacy specialist speaks with U.S. Army Veteran Leketia Webb.

Melissa McDade spent many years hiding her secret from the world, but those days are no more. She’s ready to talk and hopeful her message can save someone’s life.

Noah and Melissa McDade