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List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities

List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities

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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. This article lists VA VISN facilities by region, location, and type.

Seal of the US Department of Veterans Affairs

VA medical facilities and Vet Centers are run by the Veterans Health Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Vet Centers focus on post-war adjustment, counseling and outreach services for veterans and their families. There are currently 152 VA Medical Centers and approximately 1,400 community-based outpatient clinics in the US.[2] Facilities types (level of care types) are listed in the VISN tables below as:

  • Network System Headquarters (HQ)
  • Network Health Care System (HCS)
  • VA medical centers (VAMC)
  • Division (Inpatient/Outpatient) (DIVIO)
  • Domiciliary Care (DOM)
  • Outpatient Clinic (OPC)
  • Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)
  • VA Independent Outpatient Clinic (IOC)
  • VA/DoD Joint Venture Site (VADOD)
  • Vet Center (VC)
  • Mobile Vet Center (MVC)
  • VA Outreach Clinic (ORC)
  • VA Rehabilitation Center (REHAB)
  • Community Service Program (CSP)

VISNs 1 through 23

VISN Regions

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VISN 1: VA New England Healthcare System

Headquarters: Bedford, Massachusetts
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VISN 2: VA NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network

Headquarters: Bronx, New York
(note: Formerly VISNs 2&3)
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VISN 4: VA Healthcare - VISN 4

Headquarters: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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VISN 5: VA Capitol Health Care Network

Headquarters: Linthicum, Maryland
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VISN 6: VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network

Headquarters: Durham, North Carolina
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VISN 7: VA Southeast Network

Headquarters: Duluth, Georgia
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VISN 8: VA Sunshine Healthcare Network

Headquarters: Saint Petersburg, Florida
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VISN 9: VA Mid South Healthcare Network

Headquarters: Nashville, Tennessee
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VISN 10: VA Healthcare System

Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio
(note: Formerly VISN's 10 & 11)
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VISN 12: VA Great Lakes Health Care System

Headquarters: Hines, Illinois
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VISN 13 & 14 (merged to 23)

VISN 13 & 14 merged into VISN 23.[1]

VISN 15: VA Heartland Health Care Network

Headquarters: Kansas City, Missouri
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VISN 16: VA South Central Health Care Network

Headquarters: Ridgeland, Mississippi
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VISN 17: VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network

Headquarters: Arlington, Texas
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VISN 18: VA Southwest Health Care Network

Headquarters: Mesa, Arizona
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VISN 19: VA Rocky Mountain Network

Headquarters: Glendale, Colorado
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VISN 20: VA Northwest Network

Headquarters: Vancouver, Washington
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VISN 21: VA Sierra Pacific Network

Headquarters: Mare Island, California
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VISN 22: VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network

Headquarters: Long Beach, California
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VISN 23: VA Midwest Health Care Network

Headquarters: Minneapolis, Minnesota and Lincoln, Nebraska
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List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities by state

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References

  1. In January 2002, the Veterans Health Administration announced the merger of VISNs 13 and 14 to create a new, combined network, VISN 23. Transition Watch Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine, Vol. 5, No 3, May 2002, p.3.
  2. Administration, Veterans Health. "Where do I get the care I need? - Veterans Health Administration". www.va.gov.

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