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.
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VA medical facilities and Vet Centers are run by the
Veterans Health Administration
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) led by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health that implements the healthcare program of the VA through a nationa ...
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
:(note: Formerly VISNs 2&3)
VISN 4: VA Healthcare - VISN 4
:Headquarters:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsylva ...
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
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 wi ...
:(note: Formerly VISN's 10 & 11)
VISN 12: VA Great Lakes Health Care System
:Headquarters:
Hines, Illinois
Hines is an unincorporated community in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is located in Proviso Township next to the villages of Broadview, Maywood, Forest Park, and North Riverside.
Government and infrastructure
The United States Post ...
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
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 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 Sta ...
List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities by state
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References
External links
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Veteran Health Administration directory U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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