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Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) is a hospital affiliated with and operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. [1] It is one of the department's largest hospitals, serving Harris County, Texas and 27 surrounding counties. [2]
VA Medical Center: Amarillo: Amarillo VA Health Care System – Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center Big Spring: West Texas VA Health Care System – George H. O'Brien Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Dallas: Dallas VA Medical Center Houston: Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center: Kerrville: Kerrville VA Medical Center ...
Veterans' health care in the United States is separated geographically into 19 regions (numbered 1, 2, 4–10, 12 and 15–23) [1] known as VISNs, or Veterans Integrated Service Networks, into systems within each network headed by medical centers, and hierarchically within each system by division level of care or type.
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The hospital, later renamed the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, opened in 1946 and became a teaching facility for Baylor College of Medicine. In 1946, several projects were approved for inclusion in the Texas Medical Center including: Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center, built in the 1920s; Shriners Hospitals for Children
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In 1948, Michael E. DeBakey joined the faculty as chair of the Department of Surgery, and the following year, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences was established. Baylor's rise in prominence began in the 1950s when DeBakey's surgical techniques garnered international attention. In the 1960s, the college underwent its first major expansion.
DeBakey may refer to: Lois DeBakey; Michael E. DeBakey; Selma DeBakey; DeBakey forceps; DeBakey classification system of aortic dissection; DeBakey High School for Health Professions and the DeBakey High School for Health Professions at Qatar; Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston