Veterans Affairs Medical Center Details

The following information was provided by the American Hospital Association.

General Information

Operated by: Veterans Affairs	Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Number of Beds: 325	Parent system: Department of Veterans Affairs

Services Provided

Inpatient

• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)*
• End-of-life services (Hospice, Pain management and Palliative care)
• Infection isolation room
• Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)*
• Cancer services
• Psychiatric care (Psychiatric emergency services)

Outpatient

• Arthritis center
• Bariatric/weight control services
• Certified trauma center
• Chemotherapy
• Chiropractic services
• Complementary/alternative medicine
• Dental services
• Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)*
• Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
• Fitness center
• Geriatric services
• HIV-AIDS services
• Home health services
• Heart catheterization—treatment (adult)*
• Kidney dialysis
• Chemotherapy
• Physical rehabilitation
• Psychiatric services (Consultation, Geriatric services and Outpatient care)
• Stop-smoking program
• Substance-abuse programs
• Women's health center
• Wound management services

Patient/Family Support Services

• Help with government services
• Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
• Cancer services
• Patient support groups
• Patient representative/ombusdman
• Transportation for elderly/handicapped
• Translation services

Community Outreach

• Health fairs
• Health screenings

Imaging Services (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)

• CT scanner
• Electron beam CT
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• Multislice spiral CT
• Single photon emission CT
• Ultrasound

* At another location in healthcare system or through arrangement with another provider.

Employed Staff

Full Time		Part Time
Physicians and dentists*:	127	Physicians and dentists*:	67
Registered nurses:	326	Registered nurses:	9
Licensed practical nurses:	51	Licensed practical nurses:	0
Faculty Personnel:	NA	Faculty Personnel:	NA

Statistics

Admissions:	4,232	Inpatient surgeries:	1,207
Outpatient visits:	359,045	Emergency room visits:	12,566
Births:	0	Number of Beds:	325

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