Marion VA Health Care System

04/21/2026

Amazing Community Support! Thank you to the American Legion Auxiliary from the Kapperman Post #44 in Newburgh IN for the generous $2,300 donation in support of our Veteran Food Pantry and our Chemotherapy patients. We are blessed with the support of Veteran Service Organizations such as Post 44 and many others!

04/20/2026

Interested in a Paid Nurse Practitioner Residency Program at the VA?
Have you considered the VA Healthcare System and all its opportunities and benefits?

The Marion Veterans Affairs Health Care System (MVAHCS) has a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Residency (PC-NPR) program! The PC-NPR is one-year of comprehensive, preceptor-guided training in a supportive Primary Care environment that facilitates growth in both knowledge and skills, to take you from novice to experienced NP.
The participants will receive benefits that include competitive wages, paid holidays, paid vacation days, paid sick leave, and insurance. Work, life balance with tour of duty 8 AM to 4 PM Monday through Friday; no weekends and no night shifts.

Participants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
• The NP resident must meet the following criteria for participation in the program:
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Be a recent graduate (within 12 months) of a master’s, post-master’s certificate, or doctoral level NP program accredited by CCNE and ACEN.
• Be serving in their first NP role in same program specialty area as the program focus.
• Possess a current board certification in the same program specialty area as the program’s focus: Family NP board certification
• Possess a current, full active and unrestrictive registration as a graduate professional nurse AND nurse practitioner in a state, commonwealth, or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, prior to the start of the NPR program. NP residency candidate(s) may request a 90-day waiver by way of PD to OAA with written assurance that they will obtain licensure and/or board certification within 90 days from the start of the program.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.
• Pass a background/security investigation as required by the Veterans Health Administration.
• Meet all vaccination requirements of the healthcare facility.
• Acknowledge and agree to random drug testing that may occur during the training year.
• Evidence or self-certification that they are physically and mentally fit to perform the essential functions of the training program.
• Complete interview
• Meet the TQCVL criteria that includes these listed requirements:
• personal identity and credentials verification, (b) educational credentials verification, licensure verification, (c) National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) verification, (d) List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE) verification, (e ) health requirements and proof of vaccination verification and TB screen, and (f) when applicable selective service verification.
• Am I Eligible? Checklist for VA HPTs
https://www.va.gov/files/2022-04/2021HPTInstructionsv4.pdf

Applications will be accepted through the end of May, and early application is encouraged. Program start dates are in August yearly with date to be confirmed. There is no employment commitment attached to this program. We do hope you will choose to continue your career with VA, but you are not obligated to do so.

CONTACT
Dr. Jamie Mabry, FNP-BC
PC-NPR Program Director
Marion VA Health Care System
2401 W. Main St.
Marion, IL 62959
618-993-7734
Extension: 155444

EMAIL:
jamie.mabry@va.gov

How to Apply:
https://varedcap.rcp.vaec.va.gov/redcap/surveys/?s=EXN74ND4H87EEPEK

04/09/2026

April 16th is National Health Care Decisions Day. Join us as we speak with Olivia from Social Work about this day and the importance of Advanced Care Planning and Advanced Directives.

Learn about VA Advanced Care Planning and Advanced Directives.

04/08/2026

We are blessed with great community support. Recently the Sons of the American Legion Kapperman Post 44 made a generous $2,000 donation in support of our nation's heroes. These funds will have a great impact on our Veteran Food Pantry.

04/02/2026

Tomorrow we are hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive. It will be from 11-4 in the Center for Behavioral Health on our main campus. Please click this link to reserve your donation time slot.
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time?zipSponsor=62959&driveType=all

03/31/2026

Attention Women Veterans! Please join our Virtual Town Hall on Thursday April 9th! Please mark your calendars. The link to join the meeting will go live the day of the event. We will share out again at the time draws closer.

03/29/2026

On National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we honor the millions who served during one of America’s longest conflicts.

• More than 2.7 million Americans served in Vietnam, with 9 million on active duty during the Vietnam era.

• Over 58,000 never returned home.

• Greater than 1,600 remain missing in action.

Many came back without recognition and carried invisible wounds for decades. Today, Honor Flights, national ceremonies, and this recognition day are a few of the meaningful ways the long-overdue appreciation they deserved is offered.

To all Vietnam Veterans and families standing by them, thank you. We will always remember and honor your service, sacrifices, and legacy.

03/26/2026

We have the best Nurses! Congrats to Bailey Layne, RN from our specialty clinics. This is her second Daisy Award! We appreciate all of the dedication and support Bailey gives to our Veterans! If you would like to learn more about the Daisy Award, you can click on this link. https://www.daisyfoundation.org/about-daisy-award

03/25/2026

**PLEASE SHARE**

All you have to do is ask for help! The national crisis line is *988 and option 1 routes call into VA Su***de Prevention Team.

03/19/2026

We would like to take this moment to say THANK YOU to our departing Executive Director, Zachary Sage! Mr. Sage has been selected to serve as the new Executive Director of the Cincinnati VA Medical Center effective March 22nd. We appreciate your leadership, support, transparency, and dedication to our mission!

“Zachary Sage’s extensive leadership experience, along with his dedication to improving Veteran care, make him an exceptional choice for this role,” said interim Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 10 Director Jill Dietrich Mellon, who oversees VA Medical Centers across Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.

Zach first joined the VA family as a Medical Support Assistant at the Lexington VA Medical Center in 2007. His executive experience includes serving as Associate Director for the Texas Coastal Bend VA Health Care System, the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, LA, and the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL prior to reaching his leadership role at Marion, IL, in 2022. He also served as Interim Executive Director for VAMCs in Iron Mountain, MI and Amarillo, TX.

Mr. Sage earned his master’s degree in Health Administration and bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education from the University of Kentucky. He is a graduate of the Senior Leadership Program at George Washington University and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE).

When informing Marion VA Staff of the transition, Zach stated “I’m so thankful for the way we honor and serve our Veterans at the Marion VA Health Care System. The commitment, professionalism, and heart each of you bring to our mission inspire me every day, and that spirit will always stay with me.”

Marion VA Associate Director Fred Roche will serve as the Interim Executive Director until recruitment for a permanent director is completed.

03/12/2026

Today we held a ribbon cutting to officially open our new Primary Care & Women’s Health Clinic on the main campus!

03/11/2026

Please join us tomorrow at 12 Noon for a ribbon cutting to officially open our new Primary Care / Women's Health Clinic on the main campus.