Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

The latest Utah news on Tuesday evening, December 22, 2020.

The VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City got its first shipment of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. It will distribute the 2,200 doses to frontline health care workers, but high-risk veterans are still about a month away from receiving their first doses.

Utah is home to nearly 140,000 veterans. And while relatively few have tested positive for the coronavirus — less than 1% compared to more than 4% of the state’s overall population — veteran healthcare providers in the state have still faced many of the same challenges as others.

This week two Utah veterans became the first amputees with surgically-implanted prosthetics.It’s the first procedure of its kind performed in the United…

A new counseling center has opened in Utah to provide mental health therapy for those who have served in the military. The center provides specialized…

A new television documentary on KUED highlights the struggles of Native American veterans of America’s recent wars. Healing the Warrior’s Heart looks at…

The Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center has chosen a new contractor to provide sweat lodges and other Native American healing ceremonies. That’s…

The Salt Lake Veterans Affairs Medical Center has promised to continue Native American healing ceremonies every week – but the spiritual leader who’s…

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salt Lake City cut the ribbon Friday on its new Mental Health Outpatient Building. As troops return…