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VA Sioux Falls health care top stories.

  • People live their lives in many different ways, and some choose to dedicate their lives to serving others. Barb Thaler, Sioux Falls VA Health Care System licensed practical nurse (LPN), is one of those people.

    Barb Thaler, Sioux Falls VA Health Care System nurse

  • The VA’s whole health approach emphasizes the importance of staying active and being physically fit. Jim Klempka, a Vietnam Army Veteran and Purple Heart recipient, is doing just that with his new recumbent bike provided by the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System's Recreation Therapy program.

    Jim Klempka on a recumbent bicycle.

  • Team based intervention for Veterans struggling with dementia.

    VA Sioux Falls health care Behavioral recovery outreach team.

  • "Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it." --Haruki Murakami

    Advance directives

  • February is all about love. Give yourself the gift of good heart health.

    heart and stethoscope

  • Chronic pain is normal as we age, a reality for Sharon Taplett-Lundgren, an 18-year Navy and Army Veteran. She took charge of her health using services and programs at the Royal C. Johnson VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, motivating her to participate in the 2024 Golden Age Games.

    Veteran with Golden Age Games medals

  • We are so thankful for our volunteers and donors this holiday season.

    Soldier holding a gift

  • Learn how the nation's largest integrated health care system has impacted Veterans.

    Soldier with American flag

  • Learn more about breast health during breast cancer awareness month in October.

    Woman in pink shirt holding pink ribbon for breast cancer awareness month

  • Suicide prevention is everyone's business.

    suicide prevention awareness month