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Southern Arizona Va Health Care: Schifman Ron MD company history timeline

1928

On August 28, 1928, Veteran’s Hospital #51 opened its doors.

In 1928, admission to Veterans Bureau hospitals and National Homes was fully extended to women, National Guard, and militia Veterans.

1929

By 1929, the National Homes had grown to 11 institutions that spanned the country.

1930

The second consolidation of federal Veterans programs took place on July 21, 1930 when President Herbert Hoover consolidated the Veterans Bureau with the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers and Pension Bureau and re-designated it as the Veterans Administration.

1945

General Omar Bradley took the reins at VA in 1945 and steered its transformation into a modern organization.

1946

The first women doctors were hired in 1946.

In 1946, the Department of Medicine and Surgery was established within VA. VA was able to recruit and retain top medical personnel by modifying the Civil Service system.

1963

The first-ever successful human liver transplant operation took place at the Denver VA Medical Center in May 1963 under Doctor Thomas Starzl.

1977

In 1977, two VA doctors, Doctor Rosalyn Yalow (Bronx VAMC) and Doctor Andrew Schally (New Orleans VAMC) received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in developing radioimmunoassay of peptide hormones.

1989

The change took full effect on March 15, 1989, when the Veterans Administration was renamed as the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1991

VA’s Department of Medicine and Surgery was re-designated as the Veterans Health Services and Research Administration, as part of the elevation, and on May 7, 1991, was renamed as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).

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