Columbia MO VA Medical Center

02/13/2026

National Salute to Veteran Patients Week 2026 is Feb. 8 to Feb. 14. The purpose of National Salute to Veteran Patients Week is to honor Veterans in VA medical facilities during Valentine’s Day week. This annual event encourages community, school, and volunteer participation to show appreciation for our Veterans’ service and sacrifice. Today’s highlighted Veteran is Jeanette Gartman.

02/12/2026

Truman VA's esketamine treatment program.

Esketamine treatments can have a significant impact on Veterans with treatment resistant depression.

02/12/2026

National Salute to Veteran Patients Week 2026 is Feb. 8 to Feb. 14. The purpose of National Salute to Veteran Patients Week is to honor Veterans in VA medical facilities during Valentine’s Day week. This annual event encourages community, school, and volunteer participation to show appreciation for our Veterans’ service and sacrifice. Today’s highlighted Veteran is Connie Lloyd Field.

02/11/2026

National Salute to Veteran Patients Week 2026 is Feb. 8 to Feb. 14. The purpose of National Salute to Veteran Patients Week is to honor Veterans in VA medical facilities during Valentine’s Day week. This annual event encourages community, school, and volunteer participation to show appreciation for our Veterans’ service and sacrifice. Today’s highlighted Veteran is William Estill.

02/10/2026

Cardiovascular Professionals Week is a time to recognize and celebrate the incredible dedication, skill, and compassion of the specialists who keep our hearts beating strong. From Feb. 9 to 15, 2026, Truman VA shines a spotlight on our diverse team of experts, to include cardiologists, nurses, technologists, and support staff, who work tirelessly to prevent, diagnose, and treat our Veterans' heart-related conditions. Thank you!

02/09/2026

National Salute to Veteran Patients Week 2026 is Feb. 8 to Feb. 14. The purpose of National Salute to Veteran Patients Week is to honor Veterans in VA medical facilities during Valentine’s Day week. This annual event encourages community, school, and volunteer participation to show appreciation for our Veterans’ service and sacrifice. Today’s highlighted Veteran is Ed Hawley.

02/07/2026

Truman VA recreation and creative arts therapists include Erin Carr - Inpatient RT, Kelly Schilling - Outpatient RT, Karin Pestle - Community Living Center RT, Taylor Pendleton - Whole Health RT, Ashley Babcock - Recreational Assistant, and Natalie Akins - Creative Arts Therapist.

02/07/2026

Our Waynesville CBOC team celebrated Go Red Day with a little AI fun. Way to help raise awareness!

02/06/2026

Congratulations to Truman VA’s Sepsis Performance Improvement team for their work to provide our patients with the highest level of care. Truman VA leaders presented Karen Ashrafzadeh, team lead, and her colleagues with an award from VHA’s National Improvement Office for continuous process improvement excellence. Their project, Improving Sepsis Performance Metrics, not only resulted in significant improvements to early detection, diagnosis, and treatment, but also was selected out of 400 submissions to this year's National Improvement Conference as one of the top four in the nation! Well done!

02/05/2026

Friday, Feb. 6, is National Wear Red Day. Help raise awareness about heart disease and stroke by wearing red tomorrow!

02/04/2026

Truman VA seeks a skilled Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for our Community Living Center. This is a full-time position, and the successful applicant may be eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. For more information and to apply, please visit USAJOBS at:

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/855198900

02/04/2026