News releases

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston recently received the "LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer" designation in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 16th-anniversary edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center recently became the first VA in the nation to receive certification from DNV as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, reflecting the highest level of competence for the treatment of serious stroke events.

A new study, led by a researcher at the Houston VA and published in the Journal of Sleep Research, sheds light on the intricate relationship between women’s menstrual cycles, emotions and sleep patterns.

Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has enrolled 41,287 Texas Veterans in VA health care in the past 365 days – 23.84% more than it enrolled the previous year.

For the sixth consecutive year, the Houston VA Community Living Center (CLC) has been rated five-stars for quality by the Veterans Health Administration.

The Houston VA Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Home Care Team was recently honored with recognition as an Age-Friendly Health System.

The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted Three-Year Accreditation to the cancer program at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center.

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston has been chosen as one of two sites nationwide to pilot a Food is Medicine Program aimed at improving the quality of life for Veterans living with or at risk of diet-related health conditions.

For second straight year, VA Medical Center secures one of the top spots in the nation for excellence in nursing

President Joseph R. Biden has recognized Dr. Stephen Z. Fadem, a nephrologist who has provided care for Veterans at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) without compensation since 1980, with a Presidential Volunteer Service Award.