Veterans' health care in the United States is separated geographically into 19 regions (numbered 1, 2, 4-10, 12 and 15–23) 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''
, Vol. 5, No 3, May 2002, p.3. 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 U

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of the

United States Department of Veterans Affairs The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing life-long healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 170 VA medical centers a ...

. 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. 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

VISN 1: VA New England Healthcare System

:Headquarters:

Bedford, Massachusetts Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population of Bedford was 14,383 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. History ''The following compilation comes from Ellen Abrams (1999) based on information ...

VISN 2: VA NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network

:Headquarters:

Bronx, New York The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New ...

:(note: Formerly VISNs 2&3)

VISN 4: VA Healthcare - VISN 4

:Headquarters:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Wester ...

VISN 5: VA Capitol Health Care Network

:Headquarters:

Linthicum, Maryland Linthicum is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 10,324 at the 2010 census. It is located directly north of Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood ...

VISN 6: VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network

:Headquarters:

Durham, North Carolina Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County and Wake County. With a population of 283,506 in the 2020 Census, Durham is the 4th- ...

VISN 7: VA Southeast Network

:Headquarters:

Duluth, Georgia Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. Located north of Interstate 85, it is approximately northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, Duluth had a population of 31,873, and the United States Census Bureau estimated the ...

VISN 8: VA Sunshine Healthcare Network

:Headquarters:

Saint Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 258,308, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. It is the ...

VISN 9: VA Mid South Healthcare Network

:Headquarters:

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and ...

VISN 10: VA Healthcare System

:Headquarters:

Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line w ...

:(note: Formerly VISN's 10 & 11)

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 Kansas City (abbreviated KC or KCMO) is the largest city in Missouri by population and area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 508,090 in 2020, making it the List of United States cities by populat ...

VISN 16: VA South Central Health Care Network

:Headquarters:

Ridgeland, Mississippi Ridgeland is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 24,047 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area. History In 1805, the Choctaw Indian Agency, headed by Silas Dinsmoor, wa ...

VISN 17: VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network

:Headquarters:

Arlington, Texas Arlington is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It forms part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region ...

VISN 18: VA Southwest Health Care Network

:Headquarters:

Mesa, Arizona Mesa ( ) is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the most populous city in the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Communit ...

VISN 19: VA Rocky Mountain Network

:Headquarters:

Glendale, Colorado The City of Glendale is a home rule municipality located in an exclave of Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 4,613 at the 2020 United States Census. Glendale is an enclave of the City and County of Denver and is ...

VISN 20: VA Northwest Network

:Headquarters:

Vancouver, Washington Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County. Incorporated in 1857, Vancouver has a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Was ...

VISN 21: VA Sierra Pacific Network

:Headquarters:

Mare Island, California Mare Island ( Spanish: ''Isla de la Yegua'') is a peninsula in the United States in the city of Vallejo, California, about northeast of San Francisco. The Napa River forms its eastern side as it enters the Carquinez Strait juncture with the eas ...

VISN 22: VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network

:Headquarters:

Long Beach, California Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. Incorporate ...

VISN 23: VA Midwest Health Care Network

:Headquarters:

Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origi ...

and

Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers with a population of 292,657 in 2021. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 73rd-largest in the United ...

List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities by state

References

External links

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Veteran Health Administration directory
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