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

More than 141,000 Veterans receive their care at VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS), supporting the needs of Veterans across 55 counties in middle Tennessee, 13 in southern Kentucky, and five in northern Georgia.

Five volunteers from VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System to promote their hard work on International Volunteers Day, on Dec. 5, 2024.

VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) Quality Assurance Program Manager and Specialty Programs Supervisor has co-authored a recent publication to focus on pain intensity and its impact on daily life.

VA to improve case management systems to aid substance misuse with study from TVHS and others.

Bison burgers, Indian fry bread tacos, and Wa-shopi, were served to Veterans and VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) staff during a Native American Celebration on Nov. 18, 2024.

This is a tribute to the Native American culture and community.

With the fall season approaching the holidays, the leaves are changing, the air is crisp, and the weekends are full of football and backyard campfires. The end of the year is an exciting and nostalgic time for many, and people often choose to consume alcohol to celebrate the season.

Holiday dinnerware with a wine glass and shot glasses turned upside down.

VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) hosted its second baby shower in 2024, providing women Veterans with essential supplies, pregnancy education, and a new community.

VA TVHS employee with donations from the TVHS baby shower.

Dozens of Veterans and their families, VA Tennessee Valley employees, and the Murfreesboro community, cheered and celebrated Veterans during VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System's (TVHS) Veterans Day Parade on Nov. 16, 2024.

An old Veteran inside a car with his arm out the window watching the veterans day parade.

On Nov. 14, 2024, Coca-Cola Bottling Company United and Cheeriodicals turned a cloudy morning into a joyous occasion at the Chattanooga VA Clinic.

Coca-Cola workers outside facility with gifts for Veterans.

More than 94,000 Tennessee Veterans eligible for VA care live in a rural area.

A rural veterans coat hanging up in a closet with the American flag showing.

On Oct. 1, 2024, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) officially opened its stem cell processing lab and is now the only VA in the country with a fully intact stem cell transplant program, expanding cutting edge biotherapy services to Veterans.

Stem Cell Processing team posing for a photo in the new lab.

“Whatever is going on in your life, if it’s important to you, it’s important to a chaplain,” said TVHS Chaplain Woodretta Allen.

The chapel at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center.