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

  • Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Gary Littrell knows all about a legacy of service. The twice deployed Vietnam Veteran served 24 years on active duty; he’s a member of the Ranger Hall of Fame, and one of the 3,517 Americans to be awarded the Medal of Honor.

    A man in formal dress is poses for his portrait. Around his neck is the Medal of Honor.

  • The ongoing work by Bay Pines VA Healthcare System to support Veterans experiencing homelessness has propelled the organization to a No. 7 national ranking with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

    Bay Pines VA SWS Team

  • Arguably, no one knows the importance of the adage ‘the eyes are the windows to the soul’ better than optometrists.

    A man in a white lab coat stands smiling in an optical exam room.

  • Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Executive Leaders announced Trena Frederiksen as the 2023 Employee of the Year, during the organization’s Employee Town Hall, Jan. 25.

    Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Employee of the Year Trena Frederiksen

  • Veteran military spouse and Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Assistant Chief Nurse of Mental Health Dr. Danielle Hallman is embracing her selection as a 2024 MIT Catalyst Fellow.

    Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Assistant Chief Nurse of Mental Health Dr. Danielle Hallman.

  • The VA Sunshine Healthcare Network (VISN 8) kicked off 2024 with a three-day High Reliability Summit in Tampa, Fla. As part of the group’s training, and to gain a better understanding of best practices from outside of health care, the group visited TECO Peoples Gas.

    A group of people stand outside under an awning at TECO Peoples Gas training facility.

  • Bay Pines VA Healthcare System recognizes the long-term effects obesity can have, which affects more than 40 percent of the American population, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

    Dietitian and whole health supprt

  • Across VHA healthcare, there is one group who supports the needs of every patient, regardless of that Veteran’s need. Although their interactions are often brief, it’s the work behind the scenes that the 164 pharmacists at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System do that makes an impact on Veterans.

    Dr. Idi Idiong

  • The dawn of a new year often brings with it a desire to evolve, and Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is no exception to that sentiment. On Jan. 4, 2024, the Bay Pines VA’s Homeless Patient Aligned Care Team (HPACT) brought the organization’s Mobile Medical Unit to the community for the first time.

    A group of medical providers stand outside and speak to an unhoused Veteran.

  • 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.