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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.
Carl T. Hayden Veterans' Administration Medical Center Prescott: Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Tucson: Tucson VA Medical Center Outpatient Clinic: Gilbert: Southeast Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic – Gilbert, Arizona Community Based Outpatient Clinic: Anthem: Anthem VA Clinic Casa Grande: Casa Grande VA Clinic Chinle
The Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–527) changed the former Veterans' [29] Administration, an independent government agency established in 1930 into a Cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs. It was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on October 25, 1988, but came into effect under the term of his successor ...
There are ongoing plans to upgrade and modernize the facilities at John J. Cochran Veterans Hospital. [5] The overall would likely cost over $1 billion. [5] Over the upcoming decades, there will be construction of multiple new buildings, adding 700,000 square feet of new building space, including a 142-room tower with private inpatient rooms. [5]
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter castigated the VA for failing to use the 388-acre campus to 'principally benefit veterans and their families.'
The Brockton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, is a medical facility of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at 940 Belmont Street in Brockton, Massachusetts. Established in 1953, it is now a satellite location of the VA Boston Healthcare System , providing a variety of comprehensive and specialized care services.
The George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is a part of the VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System.The George E. Wahlen VA Hospital is a 121-bed short-term acute care hospital and is designated as a medical training and research facility.
The City College of San Francisco partnered with the SFVAMC to set up a veterans affairs health office on campus to target students using the G.I. Bill. The pilot program was reviewed by Craig Newmark in the San Francisco Chronicle, who stated that it is a good model for delivering healthcare services to young veterans nationwide. [9]