John J Pershing Va Med Ctr

Details

Name :

John J Pershing Va Med Ctr

Address  :

1500 North Westwood Boulevard

Town  :

Poplar Bluff

State  :

Missouri

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

63901

Phone  :

573 686 4151

Web URL  :


Description

About Us
The John J Pershing VA Medical Center located in Poplar Bluff Missouri provides primary care to veterans throughout 29 counties of Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas Approximately 50000 veterans live in our service area and about 40 percent of them receive care at our Medical Center annually Our facility is comprised of 18 general medicine beds and 40 extended care beds Tertiary care support is provided by VA Medical Centers in St Louis and Columbia Missouri Memphis Tennessee and Little Rock Arkansas Four community based outpatient clinics provide primary care and mental health services in Cape Girardeau MO West Plains MO Farmington MO and Paragould AR Subspecialty service needs at this Medical Center are met by local consultants and attendings andor referral to tertiary care facilities This nonaffiliated medical center maintains contractual agreements for educational programs providing clinical practice sites for programs in Associate Degree Nursing Licensed Practical Nursing Laboratory Technology Secretarial Science Dental Assisting Computer Science Social Work Physical Therapy Radiology Technician Social Work BS Social Work MSW and Optometry

Mission
Our mission is to provide eligible veterans in our rural environment high quality health care with compassion delivering the right care in the right setting at the right time

Vision
Our vision is to become a center of excellence in the delivery of rural health care

Key Business Drivers
Our key business drivers are quality financial integrity patient satisfaction and employee satisfaction

Values
We value trust respect commitment compassion and excellence
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