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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.

2024 Distinguished Service Lifetime Achievement Award.

Veterans participated in a virtual information session hosted by the VA Maryland Health Care System on May 14 to learn about new VA health care eligibility under the PACT Act.

Pact Act

The VAMHCS Center for Development & Civic Engagement (CDCE) announces this year’s Volunteers of the Year.

VAMHCS Volunteers of the Year

Congratulations to Lawrence “Enzo” Racsa, a VA Maryland Health Care System critical care nurse, for receiving the 2024 VA Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing.

Enzo Racsa Receives VA Secretary’s Highest Nursing Award

Thank you to those who participated in our biannual Women Veterans Virtual Public Forum on March 12, 2024. We appreciate your input as we strive to continually improve the care and services we provide.

Women Veterans

The VA Maryland Health Care System invites women who served in the military to participate virtually in our next biannual public forum designed to continually improve the care we provide to women Veterans.

Women Veterans Virtual Public Forum

Three million older adults find themselves being treated in emergency departments annually for injuries related to falling. In fact, falls are the leading cause of injury-related death and non-fatal injuries in those 65 and older.

Reducing Falls by Focusing on Hip Muscles

With the introduction of VA’s new Urgent Care Benefit that allows you to receive care at in-network urgent care clinics (at VA expense), we will be closing the Urgent Care Clinic at the Perry Point VA Medical Center effective March 1, 2024.

Urgent Care

Rip Van Winkle slept for 20 years and woke up to a drastically changed world. For two World War II (WWII) Veterans celebrating their 100th and 101st birthdays, respectively, they didn’t have to go to sleep to see drastic changes in the world.

100 Years of Wisdom: Two World War II Veterans Become Centenarians

Thanks to the VA FARMS program, farmers are in the dell and in the city.

VA Farms Program Celebrates 5th Birthday