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Retiree gives back to VA

History is unfolding here – as it is across a nation toiling against an invisible virus. Amid it is former VA nurse of 30 years, Maria Fruin. After three years of retirement, Fruin returned to help vaccinate Veterans.

Black Soldiers Fought Two Wars

Of the seven men whom Salt Lake City VA’s streets are named after, only one is African American: Vernon Joseph Baker. But for his heroic role in WWII, the Medal of Honor he received decades later – almost didn’t happen.

VA preps for mass vaccination clinic

Salt Lake City VA will soon open a new mass vaccination clinic - one that could double the number of vaccinations it provides. The temporary clinic will run in addition to the medical center’s existing clinic.

COVID-19 vaccination update: All Eligible Veterans

Under the SAVE LIVES Act, VA will soon provide COVID-19 vaccines to all Veterans, regardless of enrollment or eligibility status. The act includes Veteran spouses and certain caregivers.

VA Begins Vaccinating Veterans

It was quick, routine, and over in a pinch. But for Dana Hare, the procedure offered a dose of hope when the two-time Iraq War Army Veteran became the first inpatient at Salt Lake City VA to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

A Shot of Hope

It was a moment of hope when they needed it most. After months of waiting, health care workers at the Salt Lake City VA received an early holiday miracle – in the form of 2,200 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

Stand in the Door and Go

Physician assistant Bruce Sperry, is a retired Lt. Col. who served with the Joint Special Operations Command during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He shares this story about the loss of a warrior, role model, and friend.

Rare triple transplant gives Veteran new life

Keith Baker’s heart was failing. Then his liver went. Then his kidneys. The once-vibrant Army Veteran needed a rare triple organ transplant. But with two transplant requests denied, what he really needed was a miracle.

Partnership feeds 500 Veterans over holidays

What do a turkey farmer, car dealership, and government agency have in common? It sounds like the start of a bad joke, but in truth, the unlikely partnership helped feed 500 Veterans.

Veteran rediscovers life after opioids

AJ Ethridge Jr. faced a grim choice: spend the rest of his life in pain or die from opioids. But a new way to manage pain developed by the Salt Lake City VA gave the Air Force Veteran another choice: reclaim his life.

From the Veterans Health Administration

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