Local Features - Memphis VA Medical Center http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/index.asp Listing of local health features. en-us Copyright 2010 VA http://www.va.gov/rss Tue, 14 May 2013 08:47:00 CDT We’ve Re-Designed Our Entire Website for You! http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/Redesigned_Website.asp Mon, 13 May 2013 10:00:00 CDT
]]>Our new look is designed to help you easily access information with easy-to-use navigation. You told us in our customer satisfaction surveys that you wanted your information in a fresh and up-to-date design.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Redesigned_Website_1368444610444 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/Redesign_sm.png Website Redesign Our new look is designed to help you easily access information with easy-to-use navigation. You told us in our customer satisfaction surveys that you wanted your information in a fresh and up-to-date design. Website Redesign for You! Our new look is designed to help you easily access information with easy-to-use navigation. You told us in our customer satisfaction surveys that you wanted your information in a fresh and up-to-date design. E-Donate Is Simple, Speedy, Safe http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/E_Donate.asp Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:00:00 CDT
]]>The new E-Donate service allows community members who wish to give back to Veterans a quick, safe way to pledge their support online. You choose the medical center, the amount, and the account.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/E_Donate_1364507327580 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/Edonate_thumbnail.jpg Edonate hand and heart illustration The new E-Donate service allows community members who wish to give back to Veterans a quick, safe way to pledge their support online. You choose the medical center, the amount, and the account. Make A Difference: E-Donate The new E-Donate service allows community members who wish to give back to Veterans a quick, safe way to pledge their support online. You choose the medical center, the amount, and the account. Memphis Baseball - Military Appreciation Weekend http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/Military_Appreciation_Weekend.asp Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:00:00 CDT
]]>The Memphis Tigers will host "Military Appreciation Weekend" as they take on the Houston Cougars at FedExPark March 29th - 31st.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Military_Appreciation_Weekend_1363361560518 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/maw_thumb.jpg Memphis Baseball - Military Appreciation Weekend The Memphis Tigers will host "Military Appreciation Weekend" as they take on the Houston Cougars at FedExPark March 29th - 31st. Military Appreciation Weekend The Memphis Tigers will host "Military Appreciation Weekend" as they take on the Houston Cougars at FedExPark March 29th - 31st. Multiple Sclerosis Study Grant is Awarded http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/Memphis_VAMC_MS_Grant.asp Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:30:00 CST
]]>Memphis VAMC Researcher, Michael Levin, MD, has received a $650,000 grant to study multiple sclerosis (MS). The federal funds will be used to study how the MS patient's own antibodies attack nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Memphis_VAMC_MS_Grant_1362413654429 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/dr_levin_thumb.png Dr. Michael Levin Memphis VAMC Researcher, Michael Levin, MD, has received a $650,000 grant to study multiple sclerosis (MS). The federal funds will be used to study how the MS patient's own antibodies attack nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Multiple Sclerosis Grant Award Memphis VAMC Researcher, Michael Levin, MD, has received a $650,000 grant to study multiple sclerosis (MS). The federal funds will be used to study how the MS patient's own antibodies attack nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Blues Entertainer Bobby Rush visiting the Memphis VAMC http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/Bobby_Rush_visit.asp Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:00:00 CDT
]]>Legendary Blues entertainer, Bobby Rush, will visit with Veterans at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, TN on Wednesday, September 26th.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Bobby_Rush_visit_1348516325886 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/Bobby_Rush_tn.jpg Blues Artist Bobby Rush plays a harmonica. Legendary Blues entertainer, Bobby Rush, will visit with Veterans at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, TN on Wednesday, September 26th. Musician Bobby Rush Visit Legendary Blues entertainer, Bobby Rush, will visit with Veterans at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, TN on Wednesday, September 26th. Memphis VA Medical Center Makes Joint Commission’s 2012 List http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/Joint_Commission_Top_Performers.asp Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:30:00 CDT
]]>The Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Memphis, Tennessee has been named among the 620 hospitals Top Performers on Key Quality Measures in Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2012.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Joint_Commission_Top_Performers_1348081884675 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/jc_small.png A view of the exterior of the Memphis VA Medical Center. The Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Memphis, Tennessee has been named among the 620 hospitals Top Performers on Key Quality Measures in Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2012. Memphis VAMC Top Performer The Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Memphis, Tennessee has been named among the 620 hospitals Top Performers on Key Quality Measures in Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission Annual Report on Quality and Safety 2012. Environmental Control Units (ECU) Innovation http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/Environmental_Control_Units_ECU_Innovation.asp Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:00 CDT
]]>A Memphis VAMC employee submitted an idea for reducing cost and improving patient care in the Spinal Cord Injury Unit through the implementation of Environmental Control Units (ECU). The innovation was approved and is now being acted upon.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Environmental_Control_Units_ECU_Innovation_1337355375744 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/ecu_tn.png Sheena House of the Memphis VAMC looks over the ECU screens in a patient's room. A Memphis VAMC employee submitted an idea for reducing cost and improving patient care in the Spinal Cord Injury Unit through the implementation of Environmental Control Units (ECU). The innovation was approved and is now being acted upon. Spinal Cord Unit Innovation A Memphis VAMC employee submitted an idea for reducing cost and improving patient care in the Spinal Cord Injury Unit through the implementation of Environmental Control Units (ECU). The innovation was approved and is now being acted upon. Wall-to-Wall Cross Country Bicycle Ride http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/Wall_to_Wall_Cross_Country_Bicycle_Ride.asp Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:00:00 CDT
]]>The Wall-to-Wall Cross Country Bicycle Ride that started at the Wall of Valor in Bakersfield, CA and is ending at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. passed through Memphis, TN.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Wall_to_Wall_Cross_Country_Bicycle_Ride_1335463036662 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/wall2wall_tn.png Memphis VA Medical Center employees meet bicycle riders Jeremy Staat, retired NFL player and Iraqi combat Veteran, and Wesley Barrientos, 3-time Iraq War Veteran, 3-time Purple Heart Recipient and a double amputee on the stretch from Arkansas into Memphis during the Wall to Wall ride. The Wall-to-Wall Cross Country Bicycle Ride that started at the Wall of Valor in Bakersfield, CA and is ending at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. passed through Memphis, TN. Wall to Wall Bike Ride The Wall-to-Wall Cross Country Bicycle Ride that started at the Wall of Valor in Bakersfield, CA and is ending at the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. passed through Memphis, TN. National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/National_Salute_to_Veteran_Patients.asp Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:30:00 CDT
]]>Each year during the week of February 14, the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center expands its usual role in serving Veterans by joining in the nationwide recognition of National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans week.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/National_Salute_to_Veteran_Patients_1331666408143 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/salute_patients_tn.png A Veteran looks on as Miss Tennessee 2011, Erin Hatley signs autographs during lunch at the Memphis VAMC for National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week. Each year during the week of February 14, the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center expands its usual role in serving Veterans by joining in the nationwide recognition of National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans week. Salute to Veteran Patients Each year during the week of February 14, the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center expands its usual role in serving Veterans by joining in the nationwide recognition of National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans week. Honoring our Veterans http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/Honoring_our_Veterans.asp Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:00:00 CST
]]>Veterans Day 2011 was a day to remember and celebrate our Veterans. Here we take a quick look at the Memphis Veterans Day Parade and the Veterans Day Ceremony held at the Memphis National Cemetery.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Honoring_our_Veterans_1322078072332 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/veterans_day_tn.png The Memphis VAMC banner is followed by a long line of employees, Veterans, and family members who marched in the Memphis Veterans Day Parade. Veterans Day 2011 was a day to remember and celebrate our Veterans. Here we take a quick look at the Memphis Veterans Day Parade and the Veterans Day Ceremony held at the Memphis National Cemetery. Veterans Day in Review Veterans Day 2011 was a day to remember and celebrate our Veterans. Here we take a quick look at the Memphis Veterans Day Parade and the Veterans Day Ceremony held at the Memphis National Cemetery. VA Memphis Reaches Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Veteran in Rural Arkansas http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/oif_arkansas_veteran.asp Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:30:00 CDT
]]>Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Veteran Anthony Smith and Arkansas native is receiving his medical, physical, and recreational therapy at the Memphis VA Medical Center.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/oif_arkansas_veteran_1313764119893 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/a_smith_welcome_home_tn.jpg Anthony Smith speaks with a reporter at a recent Veterans Welcome Home event. Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Veteran Anthony Smith and Arkansas native is receiving his medical, physical, and recreational therapy at the Memphis VA Medical Center. VA Memphis Reaches OIF Veteran Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Veteran Anthony Smith and Arkansas native is receiving his medical, physical, and recreational therapy at the Memphis VA Medical Center. Teaching Today's Providers for Tomorrow's Care http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/rural_health.asp Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:00:00 CDT
]]>Always looking for new ideas, in 2009 the Office of Rural Health established the Rural Health Professions Institute at Mountain Home VA Medical Center to develop the VA’s rural workforce.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/rural_health_1313630897405 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/rural_health_sm.jpg Telehealth Demonstration Always looking for new ideas, in 2009 the Office of Rural Health established the Rural Health Professions Institute at Mountain Home VA Medical Center to develop the VA’s rural workforce. Rural Health Institute Always looking for new ideas, in 2009 the Office of Rural Health established the Rural Health Professions Institute at Mountain Home VA Medical Center to develop the VA’s rural workforce. Welcome Home Veterans Event! http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/Welcome_Home_Veterans_Event.asp Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:00:00 CDT
]]>The Memphis VA Medical Center would like to honor our Operation Enduring Freedom(OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom(OIF)/Operation New Dawn (OND) Veterans by hosting a Welcome Home pre-game event at the Memphis Redbirds Stadium at AutoZone Park on July 16, 2011.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Welcome_Home_Veterans_Event_1309298230818 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/welcome_home_thumb.jpg Welcome Home Events offer a variety of information for Veterans such as health and job benefits. The Memphis VA Medical Center would like to honor our Operation Enduring Freedom(OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom(OIF)/Operation New Dawn (OND) Veterans by hosting a Welcome Home pre-game event at the Memphis Redbirds Stadium at AutoZone Park on July 16, 2011. Welcome Home Veterans Event The Memphis VA Medical Center would like to honor our Operation Enduring Freedom(OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom(OIF)/Operation New Dawn (OND) Veterans by hosting a Welcome Home pre-game event at the Memphis Redbirds Stadium at AutoZone Park on July 16, 2011. Fulfilling Our Obligation to the Caregiver: It's Time for Action http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/REACH_VA.asp Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:00:00 CDT
]]>Family caregivers provide the bulk of care given to the more than 5 million persons with Alzheimer disease in the United States. To assist caregivers the VA is expanding support with Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH VA).]]> templatedata/content/features/data/REACH_VA_1299534425849 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/reach_thumb.jpg A caregiver works with an elderly woman in preparing her weekly supply of pills. Family caregivers provide the bulk of care given to the more than 5 million persons with Alzheimer disease in the United States. To assist caregivers the VA is expanding support with Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH VA). Time for Action: REACH VA Family caregivers provide the bulk of care given to the more than 5 million persons with Alzheimer disease in the United States. To assist caregivers the VA is expanding support with Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health (REACH VA). Discovering the Future http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/Discovering_the_Future.asp Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:30:00 CDT
]]>A national publication recently featured the inspiring story of Veteran Anthony Smith and shares his success starting a Martial Arts School.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/Discovering_the_Future_1294339694737 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/features/anthony_smith_thumb.png Photo of Anthony Smith A national publication recently featured the inspiring story of Veteran Anthony Smith and shares his success starting a Martial Arts School. Discovering the Future A national publication recently featured the inspiring story of Veteran Anthony Smith and shares his success starting a Martial Arts School. OEF/OIF Veterans Rally http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/features/rally.asp Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:00:00 CDT
]]>Come join us at the OEF/OIF Veterans Rally. The Memphis VAMC is providing those who served with opportunities to learn more and enroll in the benefits they deserve, look at job and education opportunities and to enjoy some food. Veterans are encouraged to bring along their families as well.]]> templatedata/content/features/data/rally_1287503486467 http://www.memphis.va.gov/MEMPHIS/images/tn_return_home.jpg A soldier returns home from his deployment to reunite with his wife Come join us at the OEF/OIF Veterans Rally. The Memphis VAMC is providing those who served with opportunities to learn more and enroll in the benefits they deserve, look at job and education opportunities and to enjoy some food. Veterans are encouraged to bring along their families as well. OEF/OIF Veterans Rally Come join us at the OEF/OIF Veterans Rally. The Memphis VAMC is providing those who served with opportunities to learn more and enroll in the benefits they deserve, look at job and education opportunities and to enjoy some food. Veterans are encouraged to bring along their families as well.