VA Western New York Healthcare System

Congratulations to Post-Baccalaureate & Nurse Practitioner Nurse Residency Graduates! During the ceremony presenters spoke about their ongoing ground-breakings research to improve the life of . 🇺🇸

Recreational Therapy has many exciting events for in August. Come out and join the fun! 😀🇺🇸

join Enrollment and Eligibility, Su***de Prevention and Connected Care teams along with representatives from the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, WNY National Cemetery, Buffalo Vet Center and many other community organizations supporting . Come out and learn more about the services we provide and available benefits to you!

Don't wait! offers an accessible to receive critical skin evaluations from the comfort of your own home. 🇺🇸

VA TeleDermatology: High-Quality Care, Closer to Home VA TeleDermatology enables Veterans to receive skin evaluations from a remote dermatologist at a VA facility closer to home. If a Veteran has a skin conditio...

Many people with schizophrenia can live full lives when their condition is correctly diagnosed and treated.

It’s important to seek help as soon as possible. Find VA treatment: MentalHealth.va.gov/schizophrenia/index.asp

Buffalo Medical Center Barber Shop celebrated a Grand Re-opening after an extensive renovation. Open for business stop by and get a trim. The Shop is open Monday to Friday 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Buffalo Medical Center celebrated the grand opening of its Walk-In Vaccine Clinic with a ribbon cutting and cake. come by for all your vaccine needs. 🇺🇸

The Medical Foster Home program is seeking compassionate caregivers to provide care to . No medical experience is necessary and the VA provides all the training. Learn more 👇
https://www.va.gov/western-new-york-health-care/programs/

As a Veteran, you might experience difficult life events or challenges after leaving the military.

VA has resources to address the unique stressors and experiences you may face.

Use VA resources: Mentalhealth.va.gov/mental-health-recovery/resources.asp

Thank you Ladies First Quartet, a four-part harmony a capella quartet, for performing for our throughout the medical center bringing joy and uplifting moods wherever they went! 👩‍🎤 🇺🇸

Thank you to the New York State West District Elks for sponsoring the first hot dog roast of the summer in Park at . The Elks provided soft serve ice cream, hot dogs, and more to and staff at the Buffalo campus. The evening program was facilitated by Recreation Therapy. Be sure to check our next hot dog roast (& Karaoke!) Monday evening July 22 with Buddy Knaus Post #14.

Dermatological services an important part of Veteran’s long-term health care plan | VA Western New York health care | Veterans Affairs The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States and more than 90 percent of melanoma cases in the United States are attributed to skin cell damage from ultraviolet (UV) radiation exposure.

Thank you to Soldiers' Angels for sponsoring bingo with Recreation Therapy in Freedom Hall on July 15. if interested in future evening diversional recreation therapy programs? Contact Mary Frey at (716)-862-7259.

On July 18, VAWNYHS staff and members of the VAWNYHS African American Emphasis Committee volunteered to work alongside members of the Gethsemane Grape Street Baptist Church and Mayor’s Summer Youth Program to build a 400 square foot urban garden to benefit Veterans and their families on the East side of Buffalo. The "Veterans Community Garden – Honoring Service, Cultivating Unity" is a welcome addition to communinity.

The garden was made possible through the generosity of WNYHeroes.org, LM Stone & Topsoil LTD., Tractor Supply Co., The Home Depot, and Niagara Produce of Elma.

Prepare for VA's Secure Sign-in changes - VA News VA reduced complexity signing in to VA’s official mobile app, and other VA online services while continuing to secure Veteran data.

Foreign Medical Program for Veterans on the go - VA News The Foreign Medical Program covers Veterans with service-connected disabilities who are traveling or living abroad.

MVP: Another chapter in VA’s history of medical research - VA News MVP is part of VA's history, using data to study conditions that matter to Veterans.

Happy Western New York.

residing at the Willow Lodge Community Living Center celebrated the day with several activities.

They put on their thinking caps to recall the people, places, events, and foods that make our region special. Extra memories were stimulated with vintage postcards and a lively discussion.

Cardboard Josh Allen made sure to greet each resident with a lively "Hey-ey-ey-ey" before a taste-test of "Buffalo-flavored" chips (followed closely by sips of loganberry to cleanse the palate). Local history buffs proudly answered the trivia challenge questions. And the day closed with the old-time sounds of the Mr. Softee jingle filling the halls and birch-beer floats served in commemorative tumblers.

Rachel Castricone, VAWNYHS Speech/Language Pathologist and Jennifer Simmance, VAWNYHS Dementia Care Coordinator spoke with Senior Matters host Joe Chille about the Dementia Care services that VAWNYHS provides Veterans and their families.

WECK Radio Senior Matters: VAWNYHS Dementia Care Program Rachel Castricone, VAWNYHS Speech/Language Pathologist and Jennifer Simmance, VAWNYHS Dementia Care Coordinator spoke with Senior Matters host Joe Chille abo...

Over the past eight decades, VA’s Home Loan program has helped to secure more than 28 million home loans.

Celebrating 80 years of the VA home loan program - VA News Over the past eight decades, VA’s Home Loan program has helped Veterans to secure more than 28 million home loans.