Stories
Read about what's happening in our VA Memphis health care community.
The Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr., VA Medical Center became the first VA Medical Center in the region, and one of the earliest in the country, to perform a Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) procedure. CCM is a new therapy that helps salvage heart failure patients with poor prognoses.
![Cardiac Contractility Modulation procedure performed at VA Memphis Medical Center](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2023-04/IMPULSE%208.jpg)
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, April 22, from 10am to 2pm. Disposing of potentially dangerous prescription drugs is a great way to protect our community.
![National Prescription Drug Take Back Day](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2023-04/meds2.jpg)
Protect your self.
![VACCINE PHOTO](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2023-04/VACCINE%20PHOTO_0.jpeg)
The Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center (formerly known as the Memphis VA Medical Center) is hosting an on-site job fair for Veterans.
![NOW HIRING](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2023-03/BLUE%20NOW%20HIRING_2.jpg)
Pursue a Future as a Nurse at VA through the VA Student Trainee Experience Program (VA-STEP).
![VA Student Trainee Experience Program (VA-STEP)](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2023-02/NURSE%20B.jpeg)
Please drive safely!
![Open at Noon](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2023-02/OPEN%20AT%20NOON%20WEB.jpg)
Due to inclement weather, the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center will not host the previously scheduled job fairs for Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
![Job Fair reschedule](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2023-01/reschedule%204x6.jpg)
Inclement Weather Closures!
![Inclement Weather Closures](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2023-01/CLOSED%20ICE_0.jpg)
The Memphis VA Medical Center has a new name! It is now officially known as the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center.
![Luke Weathers, Jr.](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2023-03/Luke%209%20copy.jpg)
While a staff member at the VA Medical Center Memphis, Dr. William Cushman was Co-Chair of the Diuretic Comparison Project (DCP) from its planning stages through recruitment of VA medical centers/health care systems and patient selection.
![William C. Cushman, M.D., FACP, FAHA](https://s3-us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/content.www.va.gov/img/styles/2_1_medium_thumbnail/public/2023-01/cushman-william-Professional_EDITED_0.jpg)