VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System

11/22/2025

A simple screening could save your life. Veterans—don’t wait. If you’re 50–80 and have a history of smoking, ask your provider about a low-dose CT scan today.

11/20/2025

11/20/2025

VA permanently housed 51,936 homeless Veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025.

11/19/2025

The VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) VA Health Connect Clinical Contact Center phone system serving Veterans in Northern and Central California, Nevada, and Hawaii is now fully operational. Patients can once again contact us through their facility phone number or 833-983-0487 for primary care scheduling, assessment of medical symptoms and concerns, and prescription needs. We apologize for the inconvenience to our services.

11/19/2025

The VA Sierra Pacific Network (VISN 21) VA Health Connect Clinical Contact Center serving Veterans in Northern and Central California, Nevada, and Hawaii is currently experiencing issues with our phone system. This disruption impacts callers attempting to reach the Clinical Contact Center for primary care scheduling, outpatient pharmacy, and nursing triage needs. Technicians are working to restore the phone lines and resume service as quickly as possible. In the meantime:

If you are having a medical emergency, please dial 911, or if you are considering su***de, please call 988 and press 1 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line.

Pharmacy Health chat and MyHealtheVet secure message remain operational.

For local primary care scheduling assistance, Veteran may use MyHealtheVet for online primary care scheduling through VA Online Scheduling or secure message their provider.

11/19/2025

Great news: The backlog of Veterans waiting for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits is down 57% since the start of the second Trump Administration! https://news.va.gov/press-room/va-reduces-backlog-of-veterans-waiting-for-va-benefits-by-57/

11/19/2025

Did you know? Nearly 900,000 Veterans remain at risk of getting lung cancer. Screening is the key to early detection. Talk with your provider today.

11/18/2025

11/17/2025

November 18 is Whole Health Pathway Recognition Day, a great time to recognize the incredible work of VA Peer Specialists like Benjamin Alonso. After medically retiring from the Army, Alonso struggled to find purpose. He discovered it along the , and now he’s helping other Veterans do the same.

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.

11/15/2025

“I thank God this screening is being used to detect cancer early.” – Donald Wallace, US Navy Veteran.
Screening saves lives. Could it save yours?

11/14/2025