Stories | VA Bay Pines Health Care

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System needs volunteers to fill many rolls across our healthcare system. No one understands the importance of this role better than Center for Development and Civic Engagement Specialist Edgardo Solivan.

Three people, two men and one woman, stand smiling outside next to the trunk of a car which is filled with donated items.

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Roy Prince and his wife, Ginger, have spent the last 14 years celebrating the start of a new year with a kiss. However, the couple’s New Year’s Eve tradition had extra significance as they embraced at the stroke of midnight on Dec. 31, 2023.

Photo of Roy and Ginger Prince at bay Pines VA Healthcare

A gathering of volunteers, a cluster of bikes, an oversized teddy bear, and a sea of gift sacks was the view encountered at a loading dock on the C.W.Y. VA Medical Center campus on the morning of Dec. 16, 2023.

A young family of four smile for a picture in front of a pile of holiday presents.

Their mission is to protect those who served, and that’s exactly what the Bay Pines VA police service did following the report of a suspicious package at C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center, December 12.

Norman Wooten, a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran and patient at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System believes raising awareness for suicide prevention is a never-ending labor of love.

Sherrie Sanders wears many hats; wife, mother, and eldest child to name a few. At the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, she serves as a registered nurse and care manager within the Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) team.

Four women, one in military uniform, stand together smiling after an award presentation.

Eugene Hairston has spent nearly 25 years working to make amends with himself and others in his life to become the man his Aunt Lena knew he could be.

A man stands outside, smiling, during the daytime with a blazer and his hands clasped casually in front of him.

Two hundred Florida Veterans and their families will be able to enjoy a Thanksgiving turkey with all the trimmings this year, thanks to the generosity of St. Matthews House, a Florida-based nonprofit who has been supporting residents in south Florida for 30 years.

Bay Pines VA Social work and HUD-VASH Team

The rollout of the PACT Act in 2022 created a red-carpet experience for nearly 80 percent of the Veterans enrolled across Bay Pines VA Healthcare System to receive a Toxic Exposure Screening over the past year.

At Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, delivering positive health care outcomes is just one part of serving Veterans; another crucial aspect of serving those who’ve served is ensuring that the trust they’ve placed in us remains untarnished.

A woman stands outside during the daytime, smiling.