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

  • The Bay Pines VA Healthcare System remains committed to improving the Veteran experience. One of the ways this is done is by ensuring future nurses are equipped with the skills and knowledge they need to serve those who served us.

    PB-RNR photo

  • At Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, the staff are constantly working toward becoming a High Reliability Organization (HRO), which requires placing effective operations and patient safety above all else.

    A group of VA staff stand together outside, smiling for a photograph.

  • Dr. Samara Martinez is no stranger to military culture and what it means to serve. Born at Darnall Army Hospital at Fort Cavazos, formerly Fort Hood, her family’s military lineage dating back to World War II shaped her passion for the work she does today.

    VISN 8 Clinical Resource Hub provider, Dr. Samara Martinez, completing an appointment remotely using Clinical Video Telehealth from her home in Texas.

  • The staff at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System are working hard to fulfill their promise to serve all who served.

    Women Veterans register for the PACT Act event that was held on June 29, 2024.

  • Hurricane season has arrived to southwest Florida and plans to stay through November 30. For the Veterans and staff at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, preparedness is the key to weathering any potential impacts of what mother nature may bring.

  • Awareness and treatment options for Veterans experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has significantly changed in the 14 years Patrick Diggs has been serving at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.

    Patrick Diggs

  • U.S. Army Veterans Joel Bancroft and Mike Welsh both belong to the population of brave Americans who Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is proud to serve but, until recently, they were strangers to each other.

    CLC Murial

  • For many women Veterans, defying expectations is familiar territory and Bay Pines VA Healthcare System recognizes the hurdles they may encounter, both in and out of service.

    A collage of six women's portraits sits on a dark background with the words "the courage to keep fighting" written above their photos.

  • Each year, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System joins the nation in celebrating the incredible, daily contributions nurses make to the lives of Veterans.

    Two women stand outside next to each other smiling in the daylight. They are both wearing white in honor of Nurses Week.

  • Bay Pines VA Healthcare System employs 120 Medical Laboratory Professionals who are often referred to as the silent professionals because their work is behind the scenes. According to one laboratory professional, there is a saying: “Without the lab, you are only guessing.” … this could not be truer.

    Ian Garcia Working.