Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center

11/28/2025

Wondering if VA health care is right for you?
If you served honorably, you may qualify, even without a service-connected disability or without experiencing combat. Even if you’re not eligible for all services, you may still get free mental health care or support for military sexual trauma.
You earned this care. Let’s get you connected. Call 1-855-VA-WOMEN to check your eligibility and enroll.
https://www.womenshealth.va.gov/how-to-apply.asp

11/28/2025

11/25/2025

11/24/2025

Concerned about your drinking? VA has treatments that can help you stop or reduce drinking, manage cravings, build your support system, set reachable goals, and cope with or avoid triggers that might cause a return to use.

Learn more about treatment: Mentalhealth.va.gov/substance-use/alcohol-use-disorder.asp

11/23/2025

As a woman Veteran, you may not have always felt recognized in the military or in civilian life. At VA, that changes.
You deserve high-quality, respectful care in a space where you are in control.
VA delivers trauma-informed care built around you… your needs, your preferences and your path to healing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9_CZ0oDLhc

11/21/2025

VA extends Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers eligibility for certain Veterans and their family caregivers through Sept. 30, 2028.

11/20/2025

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

11/20/2025

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

Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence on “Glad you Asked” - Why VA is Deploying the New Federal EHR
In the third episode of a four-part series of “Glad You Asked”, Deputy Secretary Paul R. Lawrence, Ph.D., explains why VA is transitioning from its long-standing electronic health record system, VistA, to the new Federal EHR.
The Federal EHR offers a unified, interoperable platform that improves care coordination and supports better clinical decision-making. This modernization effort is part of VA’s commitment to delivering high-quality, efficient care to Veterans—ensuring they receive the benefits and services they’ve earned through a more advanced and connected health care system.
Watch the full episode to learn more!

(https://www.linkedin.com/posts/drpaullawrence_veterans-activity-7379138134174748672-ke4G/)

11/18/2025