Va Central Iowa Hlth Care Syst

Details

Name :

Va Central Iowa Hlth Care Syst

Address  :

3600 30th Street

Town  :

Des Moines

State  :

Iowa

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

50310

Phone  :

515 699 5999

Web URL  :


Description

About this Facility
The VA Central Iowa Health Care System VACIHCS operates a Veterans Health Administration VHA medical facility in Des Moines with Community Based Outpatient Clinics CBOCs in Mason City Fort Dodge Knoxville Marshalltown and Carroll The medical center provides acute and specialized medical and surgical services residential outpatient treatment programs in substance abuse and posttraumatic stress and a full range of mental health and longterm care services as well as subacute and restorative rehabilitation services and a domiciliary

An active graduate medical education program exists at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System Residents receive training in the areas of general internal medicine general surgery ophthalmology orthopedic surgery otolaryngology urology and geriatrics Additionally medical students from the University of Iowa and Des Moines University receive training at VA CIHCS Academic affiliations include the University of Iowa College of Medicine Des Moines area Medical Education Consortium Inc and Des Moines University with numerous internship programs in allied health professions

Mission
To maintain and improve the health and well being of network veterans

Vision
To be a patientcentered integrated organization providing excellence in health care research and education Be an active Federal State and community partner and a backup for national emergencies Be an organization where people choose to work

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

Values
We value trust respect excellence commitment compassion empowerment continuous improvement and collaboration
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