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VA to Host Veteran Town Hall in southern Delaware
January 25, 2024Wilmington VA director to speak on VA updates in southern Delaware at the American Legion Post 28 on February 29. VA staff will be available to answer questions and provide resources. Veterans, family members, caregivers and community partners are encouraged to attend.
VA to award $52.5 million in grants to local organizations working to prevent Veteran suicide
January 25, 2024Today, VA announced the availability of $52.5 million in funding for grants to community-based organizations that provide or coordinate suicide prevention services for Veterans and their families.
VA provides free emergency suicide prevention care to nearly 50,000 Veterans and former service members in first year of new policy
January 24, 2024In the first year of VA’s new policy allowing eligible Veterans and certain former service members in acute suicidal crisis to go to any VA or non-VA health care facility for no-cost emergency health care, 49,714 Veterans and former service members have used this benefit.
VA has screened 5 million Veterans for toxic exposures, paving the way for early detection and treatment of health conditions
December 12, 2023A key component of the PACT Act and President Biden’s Unity Agenda for the nation, these toxic exposure screenings begin an important conversation about exposure health risks between Veterans and their medical providers.
All Veterans and Families Invited to a One-Stop Virtual Resource Event
November 29, 2023VA and partner organizations will host a virtual event to assist Veterans and family members on Tuesday, December 12th through Thursday, December 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
All WWII Veterans are now eligible for VA health care
November 17, 2023Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that all World War II Veterans are now eligible for no-cost VA inpatient and outpatient health care.
Wilmington VA Police to Begin to use Body Cams and Dash Cams
August 29, 2023Today, in accordance with President Biden’s Executive Order 14074 and the Cleland-Dole Act of 2022, the Wilmington VA Medical Center police officers will begin to use in-car and body-worn cameras.
VA on track to house 38,000+ homeless Veterans in 2023
August 28, 2023Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it has permanently housed 26,470 Veterans through July 2023, on pace to exceed its goal of housing 38,000 homeless Veterans in 2023.
VA Healthcare – VISN 4 Announces New Medical Center Director
August 28, 2023The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Vamsee Potluri as the new medical center director of the Wilmington VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Wilmington, Delaware.
The Next PACT Act Deadline: Health Care Enrollment for Veterans who deployed to Combat Zones
August 25, 2023Until 11:59pm local time on September 30, 2023, Veterans who deployed to a combat zone, never enrolled in VA health care, and left active duty between September 11, 2001 and October 1, 2013 are eligible to enroll directly in VA health care.