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News and Press Releases
SLVHCS will reopen the following clinics Friday for regular operating hours:
Baton Rouge VA Outpatient Clinic, Houma VA Outpatient Clinic, New Orleans VA Outpatient Clinic .....more
VA closes all SLVHCS clinics to regular operations in preparation for Isaac
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS) is preparing for potential emergency conditions associated with Tropical Storm Isaac, expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast late Tuesday or early Wednesday. SLVHCS will close its community-based outpatient clinics located throughout southeast Louisiana beginning Tuesday......more
New Orleans' Hurricane Proof VA Hospital
Among the losses of Hurricane Katrina and the flooding it brought to the Gulf Coast, perhaps one of the greatest blows was destruction of vital structures like VA hospital in the new Orleans area.....more
Local VA sergeant named Lead Police Officer of the Year
A Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System police sergeant in Baton Rouge has been named the Department of Veterans Affairs Lead Police Officer of the Year for a large-sized facility.....more
VA begins pile driving at new medical center contruction site
Monday, Department of Veterans Affairs construction contractors began pile driving for its new central energy plant.....more
VA commits $6.5M to start homeless community center
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provided $6.5 million in funding on Friday to open a new Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC) in a portion of the first floor of the 1980’s addition to the old New Orleans VA hospital in partnership with other federal, state, local, and community agencies serving the homeless....more
VA begins surcharging at New Orleans construction site
Yesterday, Department of Veterans Affairs construction contractors began unloading sand at the construction site of the $995 million VA medical center to prepare the site for pile driving....more
VA provided assistance to 360 homeless at weekend event
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System held a stand down, providing care and highlighting local and national services available to homeless Veterans....more
VA Secretary makes ending homelessness a local priority
As part of its national drive to end homelessness among Veterans by 2015...more
VA awards early work packages for replacement medical center
VA awarded $238 million in early work packages for the construction of a replacement medical center in New Orleans...more
VA doctors study the effects of yoga in Veterans with PTSD
VA doctors in New Orleans conducted a preliminary study about yoga's effects on PTSD patients ...more
VA opens new Ambulatory Procedure Unit
The Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System opened its new ambulatory Procedure Unit (APU) ...more
Online tools aid Veterans during hurricane season
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Affairs provides an Internet-based portal that could prove helpful to southeast Louisiana Veterans in case of an evacuation this hurricane season...more
New program enhances VA services for Family Caregivers
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has enhanced Family Caregiver support...more
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