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Official press releases and media advisories from the Office of Strategic Communications & Public Affairs, Salisbury VA Health Care System. MAY 27, 2025 Salisbury VA Associate Director

Charles “Dave” Collins will assume authority from Executive Director Kevin P. Amick and be appointed as acting executive director at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center in

Salisbury, North Carolina, effective Thursday, June 19, 2025, at 12 a.m. ET. JANUARY 31, 2025 The Salisbury VA Health Care System hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the

completion of the new emergency department (ED) at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, January 31, 2025. JANUARY

07, 2025 Salisbury VA announced today the appointment of Thomas Streater to serve as Assistant Director and Administrator, Charlotte Health Care Center (HCC) and Charlotte Community-Based

Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), to lead VA operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, effective December 1, 2024. SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 The Salisbury VA Health Care System announced today it has housed

370 Veterans experiencing homeless in North Carolina in Fiscal Year 2024. SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 The Salisbury VA Health Care System announced today the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department

of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center has earned a second consecutive 5-Star Overall Hospital Quality Rating by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), effective July 31,

2024. JULY 22, 2024 Salisbury VA announced today the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval®

for Hospital; Behavioral Health Care and Human Services; and Home Care Program Accreditations, effective April 18 – 20, 2024. MAY 13, 2024 Today, the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury Department

of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center announced its “LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer” designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). DECEMBER 19, 2023 The Salisbury

VA Health Care System announced today its updated compliance status in response to recommendations made by the VA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare

Inspection of the W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center report released on December 19, 2023. NOVEMBER 17, 2023 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care

Network is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Amick, MBA, MHRM, as the new Executive Director for the Salisbury VA Health Care System, effective December 18, 2023. NOVEMBER 13,

2023 The Salisbury VA Health Care System announced today its upgrade to a Level 1a Highest Complexity Facility by the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Office of Productivity,

Efficiency, and Staffing (OPES) as a result of a regularly scheduled fiscal year review, effective October 1, 2023.