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Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center - Houston, Texas

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VA Outpatient Clinic in Katy Opens with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Houston VA Targets the Nation’s Leading Killer

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Last week, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) reached the milestone of enrolling 8,000 participants in the Million Veteran Program (MVP): A Partnership with Veterans, and is leading the nation in enrollment efforts. The MEDVAMC is one of 49 VA medical centers serving as an enrollment site for this national, voluntary research program conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research & Development. The knowledge gained will help better understand how genes affect Veterans’ health and illness, with the ultimate goal of transforming health care. Full Story

National Nurses Week

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) joins the American Nurses Association in honoring America’s nurses during this year’s National Nurses Week. Full Story

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“Presidential” Hospitals

Can you name the three VA medical centers named for United States presidents? Here’s a story on the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the Hudson Valley Healthcare System in Montrose, New York. Full Story