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Nine nurse practitioners graduated from VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System's (TVHS) Nurse Practitioner Residency Programs on Friday, Sept. 6.

Young female nurse wearing a black sleeveless blouse speaks to the audience about her project while standing at the brown podium.

During a rather bleak and cloudy month in Houston, Texas, Rory Thompson recalls it being an unusually sunny day in early March 2000. Perhaps the sunshine was a foreshadowing of the people and experiences to enter Thompson’s life during some of his darkest moments in the years to come.

3 U.S. Marine Corps Veterans standing on base in Iraq with their guns facing the camera with sand and tents in the background.

A recent study conducted by VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) has linked 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), an environmental toxin and contaminant of Agent Orange, to adverse reproductive health outcomes, including preterm birth.

Transmission electron micrographs of placental macrophages with group B streptococcus inside of them.

Executive leaders from VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) unveiled the new physical medicine and rehabilitation services (PMRS) clinic at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center on Monday.

The newly renovated physical medicine and rehabilitation services clinic at Alvin C. York VAMC opened its doors to patients Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.

In a first-time show of collaboration and dedication, 196 Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) medical residents gathered on June 25, 2024, to participate in a swearing-in ceremony before commencing rotations at VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS).

VUMC medical residents raised their right hands as they took the oath of office to provide the best care to Veterans at TVHS.

The care for Veterans at Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) goes beyond a medical chart. Taking the time to see, listen, and understand are key steps to acknowledge and provide an effective diagnosis .

June 1, 2024, marked the first day of Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, a national observance to recognize and raise awareness of the neurological disease and headache disorders. The debilitating issue affects 16% of all Veterans receiving care in Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

Break the seal on a new pack of Starbucks Dark Roast. Click on the coffee pot at 5 p.m. Enjoy two cups of freshly brewed coffee. Step into the hospital by 7 p.m.

A group of nurses and a patient smile for a group photo.

A vibrant bouquet of flowers adorns the lobby of the Chattanooga VA Clinic.

Sylvia Lambert holding a frame of her beloved husband Sammy Lambert.

Murph Workout: With a weight vest: Run 1 Mile. 100 pullups. 200 Pushups. 300 Air Squats. Run 1 Mile.