News releases

The American Legion Department of Maryland and the American Legion Department of Maryland Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission recently donated $5,000 to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System to benefit veteran patients throughout the state.

The Association of VA Surgeons (AVAS) an independent, non-profit organization, has recently recognized Dr. Brajesh Lal, chief of Vascular Surgery at the Baltimore VAMC and professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Maryland with the 2024 Distinguished Service Lifetime Achievement Award.

Lawrence Racsa, a VA Maryland Health Care System critical care nurse, has achieved national recognition for being named a recipient of the 2024 VA Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing.

The VA Maryland Health Care System is seeking caregivers living within 40 miles of its Perry Point VA Medical Center in Cecil County, Maryland to participate in the VA Medical Foster Home (MFH) Program.

The Maryland Nurses Association (MNA) District 2 has selected Siobhan Kirksey, Women Veterans program manager at the VA Maryland Health Care System, with the Outstanding Dissemination of Health Information Award.

The VA Maryland Health Care System is excited to participate in Operation Green Light for Veterans, illuminating its three inpatient facilities—the Baltimore, Loch Raven and Perry Point VA Medical Centers—in green nightly (November 6-12) to highlight military Veterans and the services available.

The American Legion Benedict A. Andrew Post 296 in Queenstown, Md., including the Ladies Auxiliary and the Sons of the American Legion, recently donated $5,000 to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System to benefit veteran patients throughout the state.

The American Legion Post 16 in Crisfield, Md., recently donated $5,000 to the Veterans Affairs (VA) Maryland Health Care System to benefit Veteran patients at the Perry Point VA Medical Center.

Until 11:59pm local time on September 30, 2023, Veterans who deployed to a combat zone, never enrolled in VA health care, and left active duty between September 11, 2001 and October 1, 2013 are eligible to enroll directly in VA health care.

For the sixth year, Practice Greenhealth has recognized the VA Maryland Health Care System with a national 2023 Greenhealth Partner for Change Award.