Marion VA Medical Center

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Name :

Marion VA Medical Center

Address  :

2401 West Main Street

Town  :

Marion

State  :

Illinois

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

62959

Phone  :

618 997 5311

Web URL  :

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Marion VA Medical Center
Specialization
  • Addictionoligist
  • Cardiology
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Dermatology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Hematologist
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral Diagnosis
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Pain Management
  • Pathology Lab
  • Pharmacology
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 60

Other Facilities

  • Pathology
Description
At the VA Marion Healthcare System we are dedicated to improving the lives of Veterans and their families every day

Fast facts
VA Marion Healthcare System serves health needs of Veterans living in 27 counties in southern Illinois 8 counties in southwestern Indiana and 17 counties in northwestern Kentucky
We provide health care services to more than 43000 Veterans every year
Our medical center maintains 55 acute care beds and operates a 60bed community living center
Construction of our medical center began in 1939 and the hospital started accepting patients in 1942
Local citizens and elected officials lobbied hard for Marion to be chosen as the site for the new VA hospital to serve the health care needs of local Veterans and provide muchneeded jobs When VA Administrator Brigadier Gen Frank T Hines announced his decision in 1939 a spontaneous community celebration took place in Marions downtown square
To reflect the regions quotLittle Egyptquot nickname architect Lewis Edward quotLEquot Twery designed the Marion VA Medical Center in the Egyptianrevival style complete with a pyramidshaped dome
Marion VA Medical Center was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 9 2013
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