Skip to Content

Stories

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

#Team Tampa VA supports with leadership, participation and observation at Tampa International Airport's mass casualty exercise honing skills and forging collaboration with federal, county and city first-responders.

Mass casualty group Photo

U.S. Army Veteran Matt Brinkley remembers 2009 in Afghanistan and the sound of silence.

U.S. Army Veteran Matt Brinkley (center) with fellow Veterans from the VFW

"I figure I bought him about 10 minutes, which it looked like he needed."

Tampa VA Officer Demarest

Sgt. 1st Class (Ret.) Nick Morales will never forget the day he learned he would no longer be serving in the U.S. Army.

Then-U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nick Morales on deployment to Iraq, with the 1st Inf. Div.

What is most important when delivering world-class health care for Veterans? Ask Beau Williams, and he’ll proudly admit, “It’s about connecting, instilling hope, and inviting everyone to the table.”

Beau WIlliams

Interwoven in the fabric of world-class healthcare across James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital & Clinics is a valued force called volunteers.

Tampa VA Red Coat Ambassadors

At first glance, Chief Petty Officer Phillip Fong looks like he could play linebacker for his favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys. The five-foot-10-inch, 250-pound machine looks invincible, and his soft-spoken demeaner is reminiscent of a gentle giant.

CPO Fong

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Burgess' life was changed by five pounds of homemade explosives about the size of a water bottle, powered by a lamp cord and two D-cell batteries.

Daniel Burgess

Your safety is our top priority. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has learned of the recall on some Philips Respironics Positive Airway Pressure masks with magnetic closures.

CPAPs with magnetic closures subject to recall

James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital is a large facility. Our excellent transport team is available to help with everything from wheelchair support to navigation escorts. Find out how they can provide assistance with the distance!

Transport staff ready to assist Veterans