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

WVAMC Volunteer is Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award Honoree

“My entire career has been one great story,” said Wilmington VA Medical Center volunteer and U.S. Air Force Veteran, Cathleen Rossi-McLaughlin as she answers phone calls in a busy room at the medical center filled with her fellow volunteers.

From left to right is University of Delaware Hospitality in Healthcare Management students and professor.

Veteran Makes a Life Changing Discovery for Himself and Shares with Other Veterans

“I was able to tell President Biden of how the Wilmington VA Medical Center has been the center of my praise by literally rebuilding me,” said U.S. Army Veteran Ernest Davis.

U.S. Army Veteran Ernest Davis during his military service in the 1970s and now.

Veteran received ‘Second to None’ care at Wilmington VA Emergency Department

It was the day after New Years when U.S. Air Force Veteran Scott Eberhard found out he caught COVID-19. When his oxygen levels started dropping, he was told by a friend that he needed to get to the hospital.

Wilmington VA Medical Center's front entrance of the emergency department.

Wilmington VA Showcases New Da Vinci Robot and Endovascular Suite

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Wilmington VA Medical Center (WVAMC) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Da Vinci Robot System and revivification of the Endovascular Suite on Feb. 1, 2024.

Wilmington VA Da Vinci Robot Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Feb. 2, 2024.

Bonding Through Service: Veteran Peers

When U.S. Coast Guard Veteran Chief Warrant Officer 2 Colin Smith made the choice to retire in 2020, he went through one of the toughest times in his life. With the help of the Wilmington VA Medical Centers Peer Support Program in southern New Jersey, he found hope.

Five Peer Support Program members stand together for a graduation ceremony.

Veteran Receives Universal Care at VA

U.S. Navy Veteran Joseph Hess gives praise to the care he receives at the Cape May County Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Rio Grande, New Jersey.

Front of Cape May County Clinic

Veteran Drives from Canada to Receive Top-Care at Wilmington VA Medical Center

U.S. Army Veteran Robert Brownridge wrote an appreciation letter to the Wilmington VA Medical Center, giving accolades to Wilmington VA staff that went above and beyond during his appointments.

From left to right, Nurse Michele Bennett, Veteran Robert Brownridge, and his wife Elaine Burns.

Father and son Veterans enjoy a holiday visit together at the Wilmington VA Community Living Center.

Williams Ellsworth Jr. praised staff during his holiday visit with his father Vietnam Veteran Williams Ellsworth Sr. at the Wilmington VA Medical Center’s Community Living Center (CLC), where Ellsworth Sr. resides

Williams Ellsworth Jr.  and his father.

Patient Experience: MSgt. Frederick Montney III

U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, Master Sgt. (retired) Frederick C. Montney III gives praise to his dental team at the Wilmington VA Medical Center.

Frederick Montney III

Wilmington VA Has Highest Drug Take Back in Eastern Market

Wilmington VA Medical Center Police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) helped safely dispose of over 170 pounds of medication during their participation in the DEA’s National Prescription Drug take-back event held at the Wilmington VA Medical Center on Oct. 28, 2023.