There are 12 article(s) tagged Memphis VA Medical Center:

• September 2024

  • Memphis VA Medical Center now has lodging for patients’ loved ones

    The Memphis location is the 98th Fisher House built by The Fisher House Foundation, a nonprofit that builds the homes at military and VA medical centers around the world.

    By Aisling Mäki September 17, 2024

• January 2023

  • Memphis Hospitals: 2022 Year in Review

    Billions of dollars in expansions and renovations are planned for several local hospitals in 2023.

    By Aisling Mäki January 01, 2023

• November 2022

  • WWII vet and centenarian seeks answer to wartime mystery

    A Memphis World War II veteran and centenarian is trying to solve a more than 75-year-old mystery from his time in Iwo Jima during the post-war occupation.

    By Alicia Davidson November 11, 2022

  • Navy vet leads Memphis VA System from centennial year into the next century of care

    Navy veteran Joseph Vaughan moved to Memphis during the pandemic to lead one of the nation’s most complex veterans’ hospital systems. 

    By Aisling Mäki November 11, 2022

  • UTHSC statewide tour kicks off in Memphis

    During this week’s tour, university officials will discuss the values that shape the culture of the University of Tennessee system as well as the university’s increased focus on rural health care,

    By Aisling Mäki November 01, 2022

• September 2022

  • Families of vets will get ‘home away from home’ on VA Medical Center campus

    Fisher House, on the campus of the Memphis VA Medical Center, will provide no-cost accommodations for 16 families or veteran caregivers. The $9 million project is expected to open next fall. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 15, 2022

  • Caribbean medical school grads return home to serve Memphis

    With large numbers of candidates vying for a small number of spots in U.S. medical schools, some Memphians are earning their medical degrees in the Caribbean. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 03, 2022

• August 2022

  • VA Healthcare System marks century of serving Mid-South veterans

    The Memphis VA Healthcare System, which provides health care for military veterans in a three-state region, marked its centennial Monday at the Memphis VA Medical Center. 

    By Aisling Mäki August 16, 2022

• April 2022

  • Secretary of Veterans Affairs visits Memphis

    Capping a morning of visits to both the Memphis National Cemetery and the Vet Center, McDonough expressed his gratitude to local health professionals working with veterans in need.

    By Alicia Davidson April 12, 2022

• May 2021

  • VA’s virtual network gets neurologist to bedside, pronto

    With Telestroke, expert on the screen in 10 minutes to help team determine care. 

    By Jane Roberts May 29, 2021

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 25: Tennessee up to 784 cases, including 3 deaths

    There are 784 confirmed coronavirus cases statewide, including three deaths and 53 hospitalizations.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 30, 2020

• May 2019

  • Microsoft gets Memphis veterans back in the game with adaptive Xbox controller donation

    The Memphis VA Medical Center is one of 22 VA rehabilitation centers across the country selected as a test site for Microsoft’s new Xbox Adaptive Controller, designed for people with limited mobility.

    By Michelle Corbet May 17, 2019