San Francisco VA Medical Center from the Marin Headlands

The San Francisco VA Medical Center, also called the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center or the SFVAMC, is a Veterans Affairs medical center, located in

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. The main facility is on 42nd Avenue and Clement Street at the former

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in the Richmond District.SFVAMC.gov: San Francisco VA Medical Center − Directions
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and west of the

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, on Point Lobos (San Francisco) surrounded by the

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. SFVAMC has the largest funded research program in the Veterans Health Administration with $90.2 million in research expenditures (2015).SFVAMC.gov: About the San Francisco VA Medical Center
. accessed 12.1.2015. The current Medical Center Director is Bonnie S. Graham. It serves as a teaching hospital for the

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History

The SFVAMC was founded in 1934. Community-based outpatient clinics have been opened by the SFVAMC. They include: *San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic – primary medical care, comprehensive homeless center, psychosocial and health care services. *Clearlake VA Clinic, Clearlake *Eureka VA Clinic,

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*San Bruno VA Clinic,

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*Santa Rosa VA Clinic,

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*Ukiah VA Clinic, Ukiah

Achievements

SFVAMC has several National Centers of Excellence in the areas of:

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treatment; Cardiac surgery;

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;

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; and

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. The SFVAMC's "Telephone Linked Care Program" is accredited by the

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Partnerships

SFVAMC has been affiliated with the

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(UCSF) for over 50 years. All physicians are jointly recruited by SFVAMC and UCSF School of Medicine. The Northern California Institute of Research and Education is an independent non-profit research organization which is resident in the SFVAMC grounds. The

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partnered with the SFVAMC to set up a veterans affairs health office on campus to target students using the

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. The pilot program was reviewed by

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in the

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, who stated that it is a good model for delivering healthcare services to young veterans nationwide.

References

External links

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Northern California Institute of Research and Education
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