February 4, 2026- Leaders from UPMC Hamot and the Erie VA Medical Center signed a veterans’ care pledge recognizing the start of the VA-UPMC Community Nurse Liaison Program at UPMC Hamot.
The Community Nurse Liaison Program model consists of embedding VA registered nurses into UPMC Hamot and seven other UPMC hospitals — to streamline the care of veterans from admission to discharge. Coordinating continued care, including physical therapy, prescriptions and follow-up appointments by working hand in hand with the community case managers is also part of the community nurse liaison role.
This VA-UPMC Community Nurse Liaison Program launched in 2022 at UPMC Harrisburg, UPMC Community Osteopathic and UPMC West Shore. In September 2024, UPMC and VA Healthcare–Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 4 announced a Pennsylvania statewide rollout of the VA–UPMC Community Nurse Liaison Program to five additional UPMC hospitals including Pittsburgh’s UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Montefiore and UPMC Passavant, as well as UPMC Altoona and UPMC Hamot.