Stories | VA Battle Creek Health Care

Nearly 20 million people in the U.S. live with blindness, low vision, or significant visual impairment. The risk of vision loss increases with age, often due to medical conditions and eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, and more.

A ribbon cutting ceremony took place in Muskegon, Michigan, June 21, celebrating Battle Creek VA Medical Center’s newest clinic, improving and expanding services to Veterans who receive VA healthcare in the local community.

Muskegon clinic ribbon cutting ceremony.

Battle Creek VA Medical Center has awarded the 2023 Women of the Year to three recipients in recognition for their dedication and efforts in support of the Veterans they serve, during a presentation on May 28th, 2024.

Battle Creek VA Medical Center 2023 Women of the Year. (Photo by Abraham Essenmacher)

Larry Massie is a United States Army Veteran from Michigan and Gold Medalist for Non-Rhyming Poetry-Military Experience at the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival. In 1965, Massie was fresh out of jump school at Fort Bennington, GA.

The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA), is now in their 12th season of PGA HOPE, coaching local Veterans enrolled with Battle Creek VA about the sport of golf.

A Professional Golfers' Association Instructor with PGA HOPE provides instruction for golfing to Veterans at Fort Custer Greens golf course.

During National Volunteer Week, Battle Creek VA will host events on April 24th and 25th for its volunteers with an introduction to the Whole Health concept along with services Whole Health offers.

Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center Volunteer Joe Norton.

During Whole Health Month, we take a look at VA’s approach to care, which not only supports health and well-being for Veterans, but also puts them back in the driver’s seat on the road to better health.

Two Veterans from southwest Michigan participated in the 38th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic (NDVWSC) last week in Aspen-Snowmass, Colorado.

The annual National Veterans Creative Arts Festival (NVCAF), published their award winners last December, which included Veteran submissions from Battle Creek VA.

Since the Revolutionary War, more than 3 million women have served and sacrificed in times of war, even before the military fully recognized their service. Women have continued to play crucial roles in the defense of the United States in each conflict thereafter.