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The Western North Carolina VA Health Care System is looking for some new employees.

Asheville Now Hiring

What to Know: Telestroke is the virtual examination of a suspected stroke patient using video teleconference, to review imaging of the affected area; evaluation using the NIH Stroke Scale; and recommendation for or against the administration of a clot-busting drug.

Stoke exercise

The Western North Carolina VA Health Care System has recently filled three key positions. The positions include: Facility Management Service Chief; Quality Management Service Chief; and Privacy Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officer.

Western North Carolina VA Health Care System will join the City of Asheville for this year's virtual Veterans Day Ceremony.

Virtual Veterans Day Ceremony

Global Peer Support Celebration Day is an annual celebration of peer supporters, peer support and recognizing their work in helping peers with mental health, addictions, and or trauma-related challenges.

Global Peer Support Celebration is Oct. 21. (VA graphic/Vance Janes)

It's fall and Halloween is fast approaching, but the folks in Charles George VA Medical Center's Community Living Center opted for growing pumpkins over carving them Oct. 3.

The Grand Prize winner of this year’s contest was Brianna Bright Williamson RN  CLC/1

How could it get any easier to get a flu shot? We have drive-through shot clinics beginning next week.

Cars line up for the Drive-Through Flu Shot Clinic at the Rutherford County Community Based Outpatient Clinic in 2020.

The entire world has grown weary and yet very used to playing defense against COVID 19 as it grew through 2020 and is shooting for new peaks in 2021.

The Western NC VA Health Care System is now recruiting Veteran artists who would like to participate in this year's local Veterans Creative Arts Competition.

Western North Carolina VA Health Care System is set to host a virtual Women Veterans Town Hall meeting. The event is designed to share some information, but more importantly, to gather input.

Women Veterans Town Hall to be hosted virtually by the Western North Carolina VA Health Care System Sept. 29 at 5 p.m.