Press Releases
2013
New VA and AMVETS Program Gives Household Items to First Veteran Recipient - Army Veteran Daniel Parker is one of many formerly homeless Veterans to receive housing assistance through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. But it was another VA partnership that helped to make his new apartment a home. On December 12th, Parker became one of the first few recipients of donated beds, couches, tables and other household goods through Team AMVETS: Welcome Home, a partnership between VA and AMVETS Department of California Service Foundation. (01/09/2013)
2012
San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center Tailors Plan to Expand Mental Health Staff - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki recently announced the department would add approximately 1,600 mental health clinicians as well as nearly 300 support staff to its existing workforce. VA estimates that 32 clinicians and 5 support personnel will be hired to support mental health operations at VA San Diego Healthcare System. Funding has now been distributed to VA San Diego Healthcare System and recruitment is underway. (06/12/2012)
VA San Diego Healthcare System Opens Regional Mental Health Center - The VA San Diego Healthcare System has been selected to implement a new mental health program which will provide real-time mental health services via Internet link to Veterans across the Western United States who live long distances from their nearest VA treatment facilities. (05/25/2012)
New Medical Center Director starts at San Diego VA - Jeffrey T. Gering, FACHE, assumed the position of medical center director with the VA San Diego Healthcare System effective May 7, 2012. Gering brings more than 22 years of health system leadership with the Veterans Health Administration to the position. “I look forward to working with the dynamic San Diego team,” Gering said. “They are recognized nationally for their excellence in patient care and advances in information technology, research and education,” he noted. (05/07/2012)
San Diego VA Medical Center celebrates National VA Research Week with symposium - In association with the National VA Research Week, April 23 – 27, the San Diego VA Medical Center will host a two-day symposium to share the latest in local research advances with the public. The presentations will take place on Wed., April 25 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. and Thurs., April 26 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room at 3350 La Jolla Village Drive. (04/16/2012)
VA San Diego Healthcare System to Feature Clothesline Project - VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) will display this year’s Clothesline Project in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month on Monday, April 23 at 11:30 a.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the San Diego VA Medical Center. (04/16/2012)
Navy SEALs’ Enhanced Brain Function Key to Stress Control in Extreme Situations - A recent study co-authored by researchers from the Department of Veterans Affairs sheds light on why military special operations forces perform well in extremely stressful situations and provides a better understanding of how to modify regular military training to improve individual performance under extreme conditions. (03/08/2012)
VA San Diego Healthcare System Celebrates 40 Years of Veteran Care - VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) will celebrate 40 years of Veteran service with a ceremony to commemorate the official opening date on March 15. The 40th anniversary commemoration ceremony will take place in the multipurpose room at the San Diego VA Medical Center at La Jolla from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. “We’re proud to offer 40 years of quality care and innovative achievements at our healthcare system,” said Robert M. Smith, acting director for VASDHS. “While the technology and the methods may have changed since 1972, our drive to provide the highest quality service remains the same.” (03/05/2012)
