Stories

“You know the secret to living this long?” asked Lawrence “Larry” Szydlowski, as he leaned in, “Don’t be grouchy.”

Grover wakes up, excited to go to work. He greets everyone in the office with a wag of his tail, inspects a few breakfast items and checks if physical therapy has any new balls to steal.

Three Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital clinicians shared their plan for optimizing fall prevention at the 2024 Veterans Health Administration Patient Safety Symposium held in Orlando, Florida May 21-23.

Bernard “Bernie” Bluestein rarely thought about his time fighting in World War II, not that it mattered. The 100-year-old former Soldier was sworn to secrecy about his true mission for 51 years.

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital held a Women Veterans Celebration April 27 at Kankakee Community College to offer resources and promote camaraderie among women Veterans.

Dr. Jennifer Strawn, Veterans Health Administration’s Chief Nursing Officer, toured Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on May 7 during Nurses Week, an annual celebration of nurses across the country from May 6 to 12.

Aurora Community Based Outpatient Clinic, a part of Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, will soon almost double their space with the completion of renovations.

“It’s fascinating,” said a surprised Dr. Sari Hart. “I was not looking for an award in my work.”

On March 28 representatives from the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) District 7 office and Local 781, Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital’s employee union, hosted a spring community event for Veterans and their families living at Freedom's Path.

The phrase, ‘I’ll sleep when I’m dead,’ could bear grim consequences when it comes to one’s overall health, especially for America’s Veterans.