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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.
The ACTS network brought in 8.2 million subscribers, increasing VISN's total national coverage to about 20 million households. The combined network was branded as VISN-ACTS. VISN-ACTS was rebranded as the Faith & Values Channel in 1993, with its programming being refocused to include more news and information content. [10]
Construction began in 1983 to replace 90% of the campus buildings and erect the main Medical Center building present today. [2] Space was allocated for 845 beds, but proximity to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport meant the building was also restricted to a height of four stories.
It is one of the department's largest hospitals, serving Harris County, Texas and 27 surrounding counties. [2] It is named for Michael E. DeBakey, a renowned surgeon and president of Baylor College of Medicine. The hospital is on a 118-acre (48 ha) campus on Old Spanish Trail and Almeda, just on the edge of the Texas Medical Center.
The original buildings date to 1932, with additional buildings completed in 1937, 1945, and 1946. A major expansion occurred in the 1970s. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter named the hospital after U.S. Representative from South Carolina, William Jennings Bryan Dorn. [2] The complex includes the hospital, recreation, dining, and residential ...
VistAWeb is a portal accessible through CPRS (Computerized Patient Recordkeeping System), the graphical user interface for the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (), the electronic health record used throughout the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical system (known as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)).
The medical center in September 2008. The Dayton VA campus is located on Dayton's west side, bounded on the north by Dayton National Cemetery (itself bounded on the north by West 3rd Street), the east by South Gettysburg Avenue, the south by United States Route 35, and on the west by Liscum Drive.
The medical center is part of the VISN 4. [1] It consists of a central facility and five Community Based Outpatient Clinics, [2] providing primary care, behavioral health, specialized extended care, physical rehabilitation medicine, and residential substance abuse treatment. The outpatient programs generate approximately 175,000 visits per year.