Veterans Affairs Med Center

Details

Name :

Veterans Affairs Med Center

Address  :

4100 W. Third Street

Town  :

Dayton

State  :

Ohio

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

45428

Phone  :

937 268 6511

Web URL  :


Description

We have a proud heritage of providing high quality health care to those who have served our country since 1867 We are one of the three oldest VA facilities providing continuous service to veterans for 141 years

The Dayton VA Medical Center provides comprehensive health care through medical surgical mental health geriatric physical amp rehabilitation services neurology oncology dentistry and hospice The Medical Center has 500 hospital beds 265 nursing home beds 120 Acute Care beds and 115 domiciliary beds The medical center also has sharing agreements with Wright Patterson Air Force military base in the State of Ohio and eleven 11 community hospitals The facility is a national referral center for hyperbaric oxygen therapy We offer a wide variety of special programs as well including a hospice unit geriatric evaluation and management respite care an Alzheimers unit home base primary care residential and outpatient posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD and substance abuse programs as well as homeless sleep disorder and womens health programs

The Dayton VA Medical Center is a part of VA Healthcare System of Ohio Network 10 which includes VA Medical Centers in Chillicothe Cincinnati and Cleveland as well as an Independent Outpatient Clinic in Columbus The Dayton VA Medical Center supports four Community Based Outpatient Clinics CBOCs CBOC Lima serves the veterans in Allen Auglaize Defiance Hancock Hardin Logan Mercer Paulding Putnam Shelby Van Wert and Wyandot Counties CBOC Middletown serves the veterans in Butler and Warren Counties CBOC Richmond Indiana serves the veterans in Wayne County CBOC Springfield serves the veterans in Clark Champaign and Greene counties
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