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Read about what's happening in our VA Salt Lake City health care community.

  • Tables in the multi-purpose center at the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center campus held stacks of winter coats, toys and all kinds of gifts for the holiday season.

    tables with gifts fill the room. Veterans and Volunteers browse through the selection of free gifts.

  • Across the Wasatch Front, volunteers started their day at three locations of the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS) to hand out free meals at the 6th annual Drive Out Hunger event, giving Veterans a Thanksgiving dinner they may not have been able to afford.

    People stand by hundereds of meal kits in red bags, prepared to hand out at the Ken Garff Automotive Drive Out Hunger event

  • The Utah State Capitol was filled with gratitude and admiration as the state of Utah and the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS) joined together to honor a remarkable group of 25 Utah Veterans who are approaching or have already hit a significant milestone: turning 100 years old.

    A groupf of 100-year-old Veterans sit in front of service flags after being honored by the state of Utah.

  • The multi-purpose center in building 8 was near its maximum capacity as the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System announced the winners of the Spirit of George E. Wahlen Award for 2025.

    A large group of people posing in front of flags and a VA seal at the Spirit of George E. Wahlen Awards ceremony

  • On what would have been Army National Guard Veteran Norman Charles Mayhew’s 58th birthday, his family gathered at the Salt Lake City Fisher House at the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System to fulfill his final wish: to help fellow Veterans going through difficult times.

    Norman Mayhew's siblings present a plaque in his honor next to the statue of the founders of the Fisher House

  • Veterans from VA Salt Lake City Health Care System joined more than 500 participants at the 2025 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, held August 23–30 in San Diego, California. The weeklong event introduced Veterans to adaptive activities such as cycling, kayaking, sailing and surfing.

    Army Veteran Bailey Palmer balances on a surfboard during the National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic in San Diego, California.

  • Content Warning: suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the national suicide hotline at 988. Press option 1 if you are a Veteran.

    A glittering red bolo tie sits on a stand next to a blue ribbon

  • VA Salt Lake City Health Care System’s mobile medical unit is part of the Homeless Program’s outreach efforts, delivering care directly to Veterans experiencing homelessness.

    Navy Veteran Tom Morrison, nurse practitioner Alissa Firmage and registered nurse Nathan Borgenicht outside VA Salt Lake City’s mobile medical unit.

  • VA helped Army Veteran and VA employee Theerawong “Odie” Suksutthirot get back on his feet. Now he sees his work at VA as a way to give back to fellow Veterans.

    Army Veteran and VA employee Theerawong “Odie” Suksutthirot speaks candidly about his life experiences and his commitment to serving fellow Veterans.

  • If you visit the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center on any given morning, you might spot Rick Silver crisscrossing campus on his way to check tire pressure on a government vehicle before heading to a building to ensure fire extinguishers are up to code.

    Rick Silver stands in a warehouse where he does much of his work for VA Salt Lake City Health Care System