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VISN 12 - VA Great Lakes Health Care System

 

Press Releases

 

 


2023

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Director at Madison VA Hospital - Daniel S. Zomchek, Ph.D., FACHE, Network Director, Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, is pleased to announce that Christine Kleckner, has been selected as the new Executive Director for Madison VA Hospital. (10/10/2023)

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Director at Milwaukee VA Medical Center - Daniel S. Zomchek, Ph.D., FACHE, Network Director, Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, is pleased to announce that James D. McLain, MHA, FACHE, has been selected as the new Executive Director for Milwaukee VA Medical Center. (04/10/2023)

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Director at Iron Mountain VA Medical Center - Daniel S. Zomchek, Ph.D., FACHE, Network Director, Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, is pleased to announce that John P. Shealey, DBA, has been selected as the new Executive Director for Iron Mountain VA Medical Center. (01/10/2023)

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2022

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Network Director: Daniel S. Zomchek, Ph.D., FACHE - The VA Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Operations announces Daniel S. Zomchek, Ph.D., FACHE, has been selected as the new Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12 Network Director. (10/05/2022)

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Chief Medical Officer: Gregg Meekins, MD - Victoria Brahm, Network Director, Veteran Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, is pleased to announce that Gregg Meekins, M.D., has been selected as the new VISN 12 Chief Medical Officer. (04/25/2022)

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2021

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Director at VA Illiana Health Care System - Victoria Brahm, Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, is pleased to announce Dr. Staci Williams has been selected as the new Medical Center Director for VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, Illinois. (12/03/2021)

VISN 12 Deputy Network Director Wins Federal Leadership Award - Lynette Taylor, VISN 12 deputy network director, won the John F. Kennedy Leadership award in the Chicago Federal Executive Board (FEB) 2021 awards competition for her role as VISN 12 incident commander, leading the COVID-19 response for VISN 12’s eight medical facilities. (05/05/2021)

VISN 12 Leaders Announced as Finalists in Federal Awards Competition - Two VA Great Lakes Health Care System, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, leaders have been announced as finalists in the Chicago Federal Executive Board (FEB) 2021 awards competition. (04/27/2021)

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Director at Tomah VA Medical Center - Victoria Brahm, Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, is pleased to announce Karen Long has been selected as the new medical center director for the Tomah VA Medical Center, in Tomah, Wisconsin. (02/12/2021)

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2020

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Supports VA "Fourth Mission" COVID-19 Response - The VA Great Lakes Health Care System, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, continues to support the VA’s Fourth Mission of caring for U.S. citizens in times of national crisis. Two VA Great Lakes Health Care System medical facilities in Illinois, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, have accepted intensive care, acute medical and surgical community patients as part of COVID-19 pandemic response efforts. (05/08/2020)

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Director at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center - Victoria Brahm, Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, is pleased to announce Mr. Ricky A. Ament has been selected as the new Medical Center Director for the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago. (03/27/2020)

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Director at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital - Victoria P. Brahm, Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, is pleased to announce that James Doelling has been selected as the new Medical Center Director for Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois. (03/16/2020)

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2019

New Medical Center Director at VA Illiana Health Care System: Mr. Shawn M. Bransky - James W. Rice, Acting Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, is pleased to announce that Mr. Shawn Bransky has been selected as the new Medical Center Director for VA Illiana Health Care System, Danville, IL. (05/03/2019)

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2018

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Lovell FHCC Director: Dr. Robert Buckley - VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Lovell FHCC Medical Center Director: Dr. Robert Buckley Renee Oshinski, Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, is pleased to announce Dr. Robert Buckley has been selected as the new Medical Center Director for the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago, Ill. (08/31/2018)

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Network Deputy Director - Renee Oshinski, Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, announces Lynette J. Taylor has been selected as the new Deputy Director for VISN 12. (02/22/2018)

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2017

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Earns National Environmental Stewardship Award - The VA Great Lakes Health Care System, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, received a System for Change award from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care. (05/15/2017)

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Medical Center Director at Tomah VAMC - Renee Oshinski, Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, announces Victoria Brahm has been selected as the new Medical Center Director for Tomah VA Medical Center. (01/27/2017)

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2016

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Network Director: Renee Oshinski - The VA Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management announces Renee Oshinski has been selected as the new Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12 Network Director. (12/02/2016)

VA Great Lakes Health Care System Announces New Medical Center Director at Jesse Brown VAMC - Renee Oshinski, Acting Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 12, announces Marc A. Magill has been selected as the new Medical Center Director for Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. (10/28/2016)

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