Veterans Affairs Med Center

Details

Name :

Veterans Affairs Med Center

Address  :

325 East 'H' Street

Town  :

Iron Mountain

State  :

Michigan

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

49801

Phone  :

906 774 3300

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • General Surgeon
  • Oncologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Orthopedics
  • Podiatry
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 57


Description

The Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan The organization provides primary care at the Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center as well as at clinics in Hancock Menominee Marquette Ironwood Sault Saint Marie Michigan and Rhinelander Wisconsin Over 33000 veterans in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northeastern Wisconsin rely upon the Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center and Clinics for their health care Five hundred fifty staff including 30 physicians and over 140 nurses provide primary and selected secondary care Volunteers provide a wide variety of services

The Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center facility has 17 acute care beds 6 ICU beds and 40 community living center In addition to primary care and inpatient services the Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center provides audiology and speech pathology cardiology ENT general surgery urology geriatrics intensive coronary care unit ICCU nephrology oncology optometry ophthalmology orthopedics podiatry pulmonary function testing PostTraumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team PCT Mental Health Service and Substance Abuse Treatment Program SATP A monitored sleep study laboratory was established in partnership with VAH Madison Oscar G Johnson VA Medical Center is a leader in advanced telemedicine programs including a remote control dynamic telepathology system Referrals for tertiary medical and surgical care are made primarily to VAMCs in Milwaukee and Madison Wisconsin
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