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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.
Togus VA Medical Center is a facility operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in Chelsea, Maine. The facility was built as a resort hotel, and housed Union veterans of the American Civil War prior to being converted to a veterans hospital. It was the first veterans facility developed by the United States government.
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 San Antonio: Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital [3] Temple
The Maine Department of Defense, Veterans, and Emergency Management (DVEM) is a government agency in Maine. It comprises the two components of the Maine National Guard, the Maine Army National Guard and the Maine Air National Guard, the Bureau of Veterans' Affairs, the Maine Emergency Management Agency, and when it is active, the Maine State Guard.
The site that is now the Togus VA facility is the first veterans facility established by the United States. It was established by an act of Congress in 1866, to provide a space for "any worthy soldier" who was "suffering such a degree of disability" so as to need such a facility. [ 3 ]
Togus VA Medical Center: VA Maine Health Cate: Chelsea: Kennebec Yes 1930–present Active: Waldo County General Hospital MaineHealth Belfast: Waldo: Yes Active: York Hospital Independent: York: York Yes Active
Togus National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at Togus, Kennebec County, Maine. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 31.2 acres (12.6 ha), and as of the end of 2020, had more than 5,300 interments. It is closed to new interments.
Togus National Cemetery in Chelsea, Maine, is the only other VA national cemetery in the state and is currently closed to new interments. [1] A contract to build the cemetery was awarded in August 2018 [3] and is expected to be completed in early 2020. [2] The first phase of cemetery development will offer more than 1,400 casket and cremation ...