News releases
News releases for VA Washington DC health care.
DC VA Medical Center Hosts Stand Down To Avert Homelessness Among Area Veterans
November 15, 2023On November 4, 2023, the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center hosted its 29th Annual Winterhaven Homeless Veterans Stand Down.
Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center Researchers Find that Uninterrupted Dialysis Treatment During COVID-19 Pandemic Saved Veteran Lives
August 15, 2023Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center Researchers Find that Uninterrupted Dialysis Treatment During COVID-19 Pandemic Saved Lives of Veterans with Kidney Failure.
Washington DC VA Medical Center Announces New Deputy Director
April 10, 2023The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has appointed Suzana Iveljic as the Deputy Director of the Washington DC VA Medical Center.
Washington DC VA Medical Center Emergency Department Earns Level III Geriatric Accreditation
March 09, 2023The American College of Emergency Physicians has accredited the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center Emergency Department as a Level 3 Geriatric Emergency Department.
Veterans Health Administration Adds MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute to its National Solid Organ Transplant Network
November 15, 2022Veterans across the country who are in need of a life-saving liver or kidney transplant can now receive these procedures at one of the top ten transplant centers in the nation, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute (MGTI), in partnership with the Washington DC VA Medical Center.
Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center Partners to Host Winterhaven Homeless Veterans Stand Down
November 07, 2022Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center hosted its 28th annual Winterhaven Homeless Veterans Stand Down on November 5, 2022, on the main medical center campus.
DC VA Fisher House Celebrates 11 Years Of Service
September 15, 2022Washington DC VA Medical Center’s Fisher House celebrated 11 years of service to Veterans, their families, and caregivers on Sept. 8, 2022.
VA Researchers Find High Risk Of Lung Cancer In Older Smokers For Whom Annual Screening Is Not Recommended
July 29, 2022Researchers from Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center published a research paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Oncology, indicating that some current and former older smokers, who are not currently recommended for screening, are at a high risk of lung cancer.
New Nation-Wide Veterans Crisis Line Number Connects Veterans to Faster Care
July 18, 2022On July 16, 2022, the nation-wide Veterans Crisis Line transitioned to a new number: 988 and Press 1.
Washington DC VA Medical Center Earns Top Performer Status in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2022 Healthcare Equality Index
March 31, 2022The Washington DC VA Medical Center received the "LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer" designation in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 15th anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).