Spokane VA Medical Center

10/23/2026

Are you a looking for mental health support? Visit the VA App Store on VA Mobile to explore virtual healthcare options: https://news.va.gov/149188/support-your-mental-health-one-app-time/

10/23/2026

Collaboration in support of Veterans brought Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center staff and community partners together this week for the Veterans & Military Legislative Roundtable in Spokane. Hosted by the Wounded Warrior Project at Gonzaga University, the event included representatives from Mann-Grandstaff’s Behavioral Health and Military to VA Transition (M2VA) teams, along with Spokane Vet Center leaders. They joined the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs, Spokane County Veteran Services, local nonprofits, businesses, and Veterans Service Organizations to discuss state and federal legislative priorities affecting Veterans and military personnel. The discussion focused on the potential impacts of legislation and practical strategies to protect Veterans’ benefits and expand access to health care. Topics included disability compensation and retirement pay for disabled Veterans, including those with non-combat-related disabilities.

10/22/2026

Behind every prescription is a VA team dedicated to meeting the needs of Veterans.
This National Pharmacy Week, we recognize the important role of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in caring for Veterans! www.pbm.va.gov

10/21/2026

Are you prepared for civilian life? VA provides support services for transitioning Service members. Review resources available to you: https://www.veteranshealthlibrary.va.gov/142,41775_VA

10/20/2026

VA Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program (IPVAP) is dedicated to ensuring Veterans, their partners and VA staff have support and access to resources. Talk to your local VA IPVAP coordinator, visit our website or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233.
https://www.socialwork.va.gov/IPV/Coordinators.asp

10/19/2026

VA is committed to helping Veterans and their families build safe, healthy relationships – and ensuring they know where to turn when intimate partner or domestic violence affects their lives. Last week, in recognition of International Wear Denim and Wear Purple Day on October 15, Spokane VA social workers connected with Veterans to share information about resources for people experiencing abuse, as well as those seeking help to stop using harmful behaviors in their relationships. Among those showing their support was Tammie Dahl, a former Army nurse who wore purple to help raise awareness of domestic violence and the support available. These outreach efforts share an important message: There is no excuse for abuse, and help is available. Spokane VA’s Social Work Service also offers Strength at Home, a 12-session group program for VA-enrolled Veterans from any era of military service. More than an anger management class, the program helps participants build skills to de-escalate tense situations, resolve conflict without violence, and strengthen their relationships with partners and family members. Morning and evening sessions are available. To learn more about Strength at Home and related resources at Spokane VA, call (509) 434-7319.

10/15/2026

🎨 Honor culture through craft! Join Marine Corps Veteran artist Titus Capoeman for a hands-on Coast Salish art workshop featuring medicine pouch making.

📅 October 17 | 10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
📍 Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Building 32

Veterans, caregivers, family members, and employees are welcome. RSVP is required so materials and space are ready for everyone.

Call the MGVAMC Whole Health Clinic at 509-434-7596 to reserve your spot!

10/14/2026

10/13/2026

Spokane’s Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center welcomed Japanese exchange students from the Mukogawa Institute’s Pharmacy training program. The annual site-visit brought students face-to-face with the Pharmacy team at the main medical center campus, where they learned how VA’s evidence-based whole health model includes the Veteran’s entire health system, not just the medications treating their symptoms or ailments.
The fifth-year students, enrolled in a six-year pharmacy degree program, also covered mental health care, nutrition and food services, the Community Living Center, and medication reconciliation for inpatient and outpatient care. Students described the experience as meaningful, highlighting the respect shown for patients’ lives and dignity and the distinctive care provided to military Veterans. The student’s own comments confirm VA’s unique and special care for America’s military Veterans, “It was a very meaningful tour. I not only gained pharmacy knowledge, but I also felt the warmth of healthcare that truly respects each patient’s life and dignity.” Another exchange student wrote, “I learned for the first time that there is a mental disease caused by the guilt of having survived at war… and how mental health treatment includes counseling and medication. The tour was interesting because the hospital was for Veterans, unlike hospitals in Japan.”

10/13/2026

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