Stories
How often do you consider what it takes to make the human body move? From simply driving to work, to taking a shower, or going for an evening stroll, most of us don’t think twice about our daily movements and what it takes to complete those actions.

Salisbury VA Health Care System is proud to recognize the hard work, dedication, and excellence of its supervisor, clinical, and non-clinical employees of the year for fiscal year 2024.

Service members transitioning from an active status are often relieved to grab their newly signed DD-214, jump in their cars, and exit their installation’s main gate for what may be the last time.

In summer 2024, the Salisbury VA surgery service opened its new hybrid interventional operating room (OR) suite, which supports providers with new operating equipment to take Veteran care to the next level and provide the most comprehensive surgical continuum of care at VA.

As the son of a former U.S. Airman, one could say that service is in U.S. Air Force Veteran Martin Harper’s DNA. The North Carolina Certified Peer Support Specialist has always been community-minded.

In June 1969, as 19-year-old U.S. Army soldier Theo Muhammad lay recovering in a U.S. military hospital bed in Japan from second and third-degree burns, he never imagined the additional and invisible struggles he would face once his physical injuries began to heal.

Often revered as one of the most peaceful sports in the world, fly fishing offers participants a one-of-a-kind experience where they may become one with nature.

The unpredictable summer weather didn’t stop over 400 Veterans, caregivers, survivors, and families from flocking to the Salisbury VA Health Care System’s PACT Act Summer VetFest at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center on Saturday, August 3, 2024.
Through the doors of the North Charlotte VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), a group of Veterans take their seats in the clinic’s Whole Health activity room.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2021 over 50 million adults in the United States dealt with chronic pain, and over 17 million experienced high-impact chronic pain – specifically the variety which drastically restricts daily activities.
