Veterans' health care in the U.S. is separated geographically into 21 regions (numbered 1-12 and 15-23) 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.
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 1400 community-based outpatient clinics in the US. Facilities types (level of care types) are listed in the VISN tables below as:
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- 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
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VISN Regions
VISN 1: VA New England Healthcare System
- Headquarters: Bedford, Massachusetts
VISN 2: VA Health Care Upstate New York
- Headquarters: Albany, New York
VISN 3: VA NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network
- Headquarters: Bronx, New York
VISN 4: VA Healthcare - VISN 4
- Headquarters: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
VISN 5: VA Capitol Health Care Network
- Headquarters: Linthicum, Maryland
VISN 6: VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network
- Headquarters: Durham, North Carolina
VISN 7: VA Southeast Network
- Headquarters: Duluth, Georgia
VISN 8: VA Sunshine Healthcare Network
- Headquarters: Saint Petersburg, Florida
VISN 9: VA Mid South Healthcare Network
- Headquarters: Nashville, Tennessee
VISN 10: VA Healthcare System of Ohio
- Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio
VISN 11: Veterans In Partnership
- Headquarters: Ann Arbor, Michigan
VISN 12: VA Great Lakes Health Care System
- Headquarters: Hines, Illinois
VISN 13 & 14 (merged to 23)
VISN 13 & 14 merged into VISN 23.
VISN 15: VA Heartland Health Care Network
- Headquarters: Kansas City, Missouri
VISN 16: VA South Central Health Care Network
- Headquarters: Ridgeland, Mississippi
VISN 17: VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network
- Headquarters: Arlington, Texas
VISN 18: VA Southwest Health Care Network
- Headquarters: Mesa, Arizona
VISN 19: VA Rocky Mountain Network
- Headquarters: Glendale, Colorado
VISN 20: VA Northwest Network
- Headquarters: Vancouver, Washington
VISN 21: VA Sierra Pacific Network
- Headquarters: Mare Island, California
VISN 22: VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network
- Headquarters: Long Beach, California
VISN 23: VA Midwest Health Care Network
- Headquarters: Minneapolis, Minnesota and Lincoln, Nebraska
List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities by state
References
External links
- Media related to United States Department of Veterans Affairs at Wikimedia Commons
- Veteran Health Administration directory. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
