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WDBJ7
March 31, 2018
SALEM, Va. (WDBJ7) Hometown heroes are being honored for their service and sacrifices for our country. Dozens of people were at the Salem V-A Medical Center Thursday evening to thank Vietnam War veterans. Each vet was presented with a commemorative lapel pin. One veteran we spoke with saysÃâà...
WINA AM 1070
March 31, 2018
The school is close to the VA Medical Center in Salem, and a witness happened to be leaving the VA center and told Captain Bob Abbott of WINA's “Coming Home Well” there were students walking away from the school with hands on their heads… and the school system says they were taken briefly to theÃâà...
Roanoke Times
March 31, 2018
... donations will help the veterans at the VA Hospital and the Virginia Care Center in Salem, where Mr. Simmons volunteered many hours to the Veterans. Special thanks to the VA Medical Center Palliative Care Unit and Gentle Shepard Hospice. The online guest book is available at arrittfuneralhome.com.
WV News
March 30, 2018
VA Medical Center patient James Thomas, a Navy veteran, receives his Vietnam Veteran lapel pin Thursday from Keith Barnes, director of the West Virginia National Cemetery. ... Salem's Clifford Fox served on active duty from 1971-75 and went back in and retired from the Navy with 20 years service.
KRON4.com
March 13, 2018
That's when Gaffney, a registered nurse, started reaching out to VA centers in Michigan. First, she contacted the VA Medical Center in Battle Creek. She said officials there reviewed her son's medical records multiple times but that he was ultimately denied treatment. She said the same thing happened whenÃâà...
Buffalo News
March 12, 2018
Women's History Month event: Registered nurse Lisa Lehning, associate director for patient and nursing services at Canandaigua VA Medical Center, will be keynote speaker at noon in Freedom Hall, Room 301, of the Buffalo VA Medical Center, 3495 Bailey Ave. She is a retired Army Nursing CorpsÃâà...
WOODTV.com
March 12, 2018
“Testing to determine whether the Veteran could be transferred to a VA facility has been on-going throughout his stay at Sheridan Hospital, and Battle Creek VA Medical Center just received the final results of those tests today at approximately 4:00 p.m. Upon preliminary review of the results, the VeteranÃâà...
Greensboro News & Record
March 12, 2018
Togo D. West Jr., Winston-Salem native who investigated Army abuses and led VA, dies at 75 ... and later directed investigations into the mistreatment of veterans at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the roots of the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, died March 8 on a Silversea cruise ship travelingÃâà...
Roanoke Times
March 6, 2018
November 7, 1927 February 26, 2018 Marjorie Johnston Murray, 90, widow of Dr. Robert L. Murray, of Roanoke, Va., passed away Monday, February 26, ... bachelor's degree in nursing from Columbia University in Manhattan in 1950 and worked at Babies Hospital of Columbia University Medical Center,Ãâà...
Winston-Salem Journal
March 6, 2018
Robin Steven Thomason, 61, of Winston-Salem fell over the second-floor railing in the housing area of the jail about 7:45 p.m., said Chief Deputy Brad Stanley of the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. Thomason struck ... He was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, where he died about an hour later.
Roanoke Times
March 5, 2018
March 13, 1930 March 3, 2018 William E. Lee Sr. "Bill", 87, of Salem, Va., passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at the Salem VA Medical Center. Born on Thursday, March 13, 1930 to the late Elmer and Beulah Huff Lee. Bill served in the U.S. Army. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by hisÃâà...
The Salem News
February 27, 2018
They will serve with Missouri State Chair, Richard LaBrash of Salem. ... He is currently the Community Employment Coordinator for the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center. ... Upon his return to his hometown, he purchased a general store with his brother and later drove a school bus for Salem's schools.
WSLS 10
February 26, 2018
SALEM, Va. - Do you know how to recognize the symptoms of a heart attack or heart trouble? WSLS 10 News talked with a cardiothoracic surgeon at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem about the signs and symptoms to watch out for, including some that may be harder to recognize. "A lot of the signs andÃâà...
Roanoke Times
February 23, 2018
After Lukie Dillon died in Salem, his family got to hear his heart beat again ... The New Yorker received a transplant in 2016 after Dillon's death in Salem. ... A healthy heart was on its way to the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, where his New York doctor had referred him becauseÃâà...
WV News
February 13, 2018
Patricia Kersey Damon, 62, of White Sulphur Springs, passed away Sunday Feb. 11, 2018 at Lewis-Gale Medical center in Salem, VA. Pat was born Nov. 30, 1955 in Allegheny, VA and was the daughter of the late Ernest Wyatt Kersey and Aretta Mae Bostic Kersey. She was a member of the House ofÃâà...
Martinsville Bulletin
February 7, 2018
John Clark Hubbard, 84, of Martinsville, Va., passed away February 5, 2018 at the Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, Va. He was born in Patrick County, Va. on April 12, 1933 to the late John Clive Hubbard and Mary Elizabeth Clark Hubbard. In addition to his parents, Mr. Hubbard was preceded in death byÃâà...
WSET
December 31, 1999
SALEM, Va. (WSET) -- Salem will honor those who risked their lives in the Vietnam War with a pinning ceremony on Thursday, March 29th. The Department of Defense, the Salem VA Medical Center, and Roanoke Regional Office are coming together to publicly present any eligible Veteran with the 50th Anniversary of theÃâà...
The Salem News
December 31, 1999
As a board-certified internist, Shulkin held numerous chief executive roles at Morristown Medical Center, and the Atlantic Health System Accountable Care Organization. Shulkin was named one of the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives in the Country” by Modern Healthcare. He was also previously named among theÃâà...
Roanoke Times
December 31, 1999
Housman recently marked her 80th birthday, the last 43 of them spent as a full-time nurse at LewisGale Medical Center. She had ... The better thing is taking care of Paul Housman, her husband of 57 years, who sustained a brain injury following a fall late last year on their steep Salem driveway. “He had hisÃâà...
WSLS 10
December 31, 1999
Governor Ralph Northam has proclaimed today as Vietnam War Veterans Day in the Commonwealth. Nearly a third of Virginia's veterans served during Vietnam. To thank veterans, a pinning ceremony will take place this evening at the Salem VA Medical Center. All veterans who served between 1955 andÃâà...
Roanoke Times
December 31, 1999
Walton Jackie Junior November 24, 1937 March 4, 2018 Jackie Junior (Jack) Walton, 80, of Salem, Va., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 4, 2018. ... The family wishes to thank the Hematology and Infusion Center staff at Lewis Gale Medical Center who provided him with excellent care.
Roanoke Times (blog)
December 31, 1999
The Salem VA Medical Center and the Roanoke Regional Benefits Office will host a ceremony March 29 to honor regional Vietnam-era veterans and their ... The VA and veterans organizations have been attempting for a few years to spread the words so that every veteran from that era receives a pin.
WVTF
December 31, 1999
“I'm missing so many teeth – I've got two at the top, and five down at the bottom.” But now, his daily regimen at the VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia also includes regularly brushing his teeth. Hopkins and others at the VA may not realize they're compiling statistics that could save the lives of others byÃâà...
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