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Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital supervisors from more than 60 services shared their bucket list goals with a game of shooting basketball hoops as part of the inaugural Hines VA Servant

Leadership Supervisor Summit hosted at the Cuomo Center on the Loyola University Medical campus on Feb. 12

Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Tanya J. Bradsher toured Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on February 5, 2024.

The American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer recognized Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital for its demonstrated commitment to American Veterans requiring surgical cancer care.

Approximately 80% of Veterans are overweight or obese, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Donald Logan was one of them.

One Hines VA Veteran is using his recovery story to help others in need.

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital’s Prosthetic and Orthotic Lab (O&P) makes the impossible possible, just ask James Richie.

What was a hobby soon became an obsession for one employee at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital’s Aurora Community Based Outpatient Clinic.

It might be a simple brushstroke to some, a fleeting touch of paint to canvas, but within the halls of Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Natalie Ho perceives it as a connection, a lifeline.

More than 170 Chicago-area women Veterans came together for a special retreat organized by the Department of Veterans Affairs on Sept. 8 at Chicago’s Malcolm X College.

Robert Smith is a former Marine Corps scout sniper trying to relearn his entire way of life—today’s lesson, crossing the street by himself.