Veterans' health care in the United States is separated geographically into 19 regions (numbered 1, 2, 4–10, 12 and 15–23)In January 2002, the Veterans Health Administration announced the merger of VISNs 13 and 14 to create a new, combined network, VISN 23. Transition Watch , Vol. 5, No 3, May 2002, p.3. known as VISNs, or Veterans Integrated Service Networks, into systems within each network headed by medical centers, and hierarchically within each system by division level of care or type. This article lists VA VISN facilities by region, location, and type.
VA medical facilities and Vet Centers are run by the Veterans Health Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Vet Centers focus on post-war adjustment, counseling and outreach services for veterans and their families. There are currently 170 VA Medical Centers and approximately 1,193 community-based outpatient clinics in the US. Facilities types (level of care types) are listed in the VISN tables below as: Network System Headquarters (HQ) Network Health Care System (HCS) VA Medical Centers (VAMC) VA Health Care Centers (HCC) Division (Inpatient/Outpatient) (DIVIO) Domiciliary Care (DOM) Outpatient Clinic (OPC) Veterans Affairs Clinic (VAC) [formerly Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)] VA Independent Outpatient Clinic (IOC) VA/DoD Joint Venture Site (VADOD) Vet Center (VC) Mobile Vet Center (MVC) VA Outreach Clinic (ORC) VA Rehabilitation Center (REHAB) Community Service Program (CSP) Other Outpatient Services Site (OSS)
VISNs 1 through 23
VISN Regions
VISN Network name Region served VISN1 VA New England Health Care System Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont VISN2 VA Healthcare New York/New Jersey New York, New Jersey VISN4 VISN4 network (PA, DE, NJ, OH) Delaware, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania VISN5 VA Capitol Healthcare Network Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia VISN6 VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network North Carolina, Virginia (The Beckley, WV VA facility has been re-aligned with VISN 5) VISN7 VA Southeast Network Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina VISN8 VA Sunshine Healthcare Network Florida, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands VISN9 VA MidSouth Healthcare Network Kentucky, Tennessee (The Clarksburg, WV VA facility has been re-aligned with VISN 5) VISN10 VA Healthcare System Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois VISN12 VA Great Lakes Healthcare System Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin VISN15 VA Heartland Network Illinois, Kansas, Missouri VISN16 South Central VA Healthcare Network Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas VISN17 VA Heart of Texas Healthcare System Texas VISN18 VA Southwest Healthcare Network Arizona, New Mexico, Texas VISN19 VA Rocky Mountain Network Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Oklahoma VISN20 VA Northwest Health Network Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington state VISN21 VA Sierra Pacific Network Northern California, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Pacific islands, Philippines VISN22 VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network Southern California, Nevada VISN23 VA Midwest Healthcare Network Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
VISN 1: VA New England Healthcare System Headquarters: Bedford, Massachusetts
Facility City State Type Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital Bedford MA VAMC Manchester VA Medical Center Manchester NH VAMC VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System Leeds MA VAMC Providence VA Healthcare System Providence RI VAMC Togus VA Medical Center Augusta ME VAMC VA Boston Healthcare System, Brockton Campus Brockton MA VAMC VA Boston Healthcare System, Jamaica Plain Campus Jamaica Plain MA VAMC VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury Campus West Roxbury MA VAMC VA Connecticut Healthcare System Newington CT VAMC VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven CT VAMC White River Junction VA Medical Center White River Junction VT VAMC Houlton Satellite Clinic Houlton ME IOC Portland Mental Health Clinic Portland ME IOC Aroostook County (Caribou) Community Based Outpatient Clinic Caribou ME CBOC Bangor Community Based Outpatient Clinic Bangor ME CBOC Bennington Outpatient Clinic Bennington VT CBOC Boston Outpatient Clinic Boston MA CBOC Calais Outpatient Clinic Calais ME CBOC Conway Outpatient Clinic Conway NH CBOC Danbury Outpatient Clinic Danbury CT CBOC Dorchester Outpatient Clinic Dorchester MA CBOC Fitchburg Outpatient Clinic Fitchburg MA CBOC Framingham Outpatient Clinic Framingham MA CBOC Gloucester Outpatient Clinic Gloucester MA CBOC Greenfield Outpatient Clinic Greenfield MA CBOC Haverhill Outpatient Clinic Haverhill MA CBOC Hyannis Outpatient Clinic Hyannis MA CBOC John J. McGuirk (New London) VA Outpatient Clinic New London CT CBOC Lincoln Community Based Outpatient Clinic Lincoln ME CBOC Littleton Community Based Outpatient Clinic Littleton NH CBOC Lowell Outpatient Clinic Lowell MA CBOC Martha's Vineyard Outpatient Clinic Martha's Vineyard MA CBOC Middletown Outpatient Clinic Middletown RI CBOC Nantucket Outpatient Clinic Nantucket MA CBOC New Bedford Outpatient Clinic New Bedford MA CBOC North Shore Outpatient Clinic Lynn MA CBOC Pittsfield Outpatient Clinic Pittsfield MA CBOC Portsmouth Outpatient Clinic Portsmouth NH CBOC Quincy Outpatient Clinic Quincy MA CBOC Rumford Community Based Outpatient Clinic Rumford ME CBOC Rutland Community Based Outpatient Clinic Rutland VT CBOC Saco Community Based Outpatient Clinic Saco ME CBOC Somersworth Outpatient Clinic Somersworth NH CBOC Springfield Outpatient Clinic and Community Care Center Springfield MA CBOC Stamford Outpatient Clinic Stamford CT CBOC Tilton Outpatient Clinic Tilton NH CBOC Colchester Community Based Outpatient Clinic (Fort Ethan Allen) Colchester VT CBOC Waterbury Outpatient Clinic Waterbury CT CBOC Windham Outpatient Clinic Willimantic CT CBOC Winsted Outpatient Clinic Winsted CT CBOC Worcester Outpatient Clinic Worcester MA CBOC 1A Northeast Regional Office Auburn NH VC Bangor Vet Center Bangor ME VC Berlin Vet Center Gorham NH VC Boston Vet Center Boston MA VC Brockton Vet Center Brockton MA VC Caribou Vet Center Caribou ME VC Hartford Vet Center Rocky Hill CT VC Hyannis Vet Center Hyannis MA VC Lewiston Vet Center Lewiston ME VC Lowell Vet Center Lowell MA VC Manchester Vet Center Manchester NH VC New Bedford Vet Center Fairhaven MA VC New Haven Vet Center West Haven CT VC Norwich Vet Center Norwich CT VC Portland Vet Center Portland ME VC Providence Vet Center Warwick RI VC Sanford Vet Center Springvale ME VC South Burlington Vet Center South Burlington VT VC Springfield Vet Center Springfield MA VC White River Junction Vet Center White River Junction VT VC Worcester Vet Center Worcester MA VC
VISN 2: VA NY/NJ Veterans Healthcare Network Headquarters: Bronx, New York (note: Formerly VISNs 2&3)
Facility City State TypeJames J. Peters VA Medical Center Bronx NY HQ/VAMCVA Hudson Valley Health Care System, Castle Point Campus Castle Point NY HCSVA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange Campus East Orange NJ HCSVA NY Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus Brooklyn NY HCSNorthport VA Medical Center Northport NY VAMCVA Hudson Valley Health Care System (Montrose), Franklin Delano Roosevelt Campus Montrose NY VAMCVA New Jersey Health Care System, Lyons Campus Lyons NJ VAMCVA NY Harbor Healthcare System Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus New York NY VAMCSt. Albans Community Living Center Jamaica NY DOMCarmel Community Clinic/Putnam County Carmel NY CBOCChapel Street Veterans Healthcare Center Brooklyn NY CBOCEastern Dutchess Community Clinic Pine Plains NY CBOCElizabeth Community Clinic Elizabeth NJ CBOCFt. Monmouth Community Clinic Fort Monmouth NJ CBOCGoshen Community Clinic Goshen NY CBOCHackensack Community Clinic Hackensack NJ CBOCHamilton Community Clinic Hamilton NJ CBOCHarlem Community Clinic New York NY CBOCJames J. Howard Community Clinic Toms River NJ CBOCJersey City Community Clinic Jersey City NJ CBOCMonticello Community Clinic Monticello NY CBOCMorristown Community Clinic Morristown NJ CBOCNew City Community Clinic New City NY CBOCNewark Community Clinic Newark NJ CBOCOpiate Replacement Treatment Program (ORTP), Brooklyn Campus Brooklyn NY REHABOpiate Replacement Treatment Program (ORTP), Manhattan Campus New York NY REHABPatchogue Community Clinic Patchogue NY CBOCPaterson Community Clinic Paterson NJ CBOCPiscataway Community Clinic Piscataway NJ CBOCPlainview Community Clinic Plainview NY CBOCPort Jervis Community Clinic Port Jervis NY CBOCPoughkeepsie Community Clinic Poughkeepsie NY CBOCQueens Community Clinic Sunnyside NY CBOCRiverhead Clinic Riverhead NY CBOCStaten Island Community Clinic Staten Island NY CBOCTinton Falls Community Based Outpatient Clinic Tinton Falls NJ CBOCValley Stream Clinic Valley Stream NY CBOCWhite Plains Community Clinic White Plains NY CBOCYonkers Community Clinic Yonkers NY CBOCBabylon Vet Center Babylon NY VCBloomfield Vet Center Bloomfield NJ VCBronx Vet Center Bronx NY VCBrooklyn Vet Center Brooklyn NY VCHarlem Vet Center New York NY VCLakewood Vet Center Lakewood NJ VCManhattan Vet Center New York NY VCMiddletown Vet Center Middletown NY VCNassau Vet Center Hicksville NY VCQueens Vet Center Woodhaven NY VCSecaucus Vet Center Secaucus NJ VCStaten Island Vet Center Staten Island NY VCTrenton Vet Center Ewing NJ VCWhite Plains Vet Center White Plains NY VC Albany VA Medical Center: Samuel S. Stratton Albany NY VAMC Bath VA Medical Center Bath NY VAMC Canandaigua VA Medical CenterCanandaigua Veterans Hospital Historic District Canandaigua NY VAMC Syracuse VA Medical Center Syracuse NY VAMC VA Western New York Healthcare System at BataviaBatavia Veterans Administration Hospital Batavia NY VAMC VA Western New York Healthcare System at Buffalo Buffalo NY VAMC Auburn VA Outpatient Clinic Auburn NY CBOC Bainbridge VA Outpatient Clinic Bainbridge NY CBOC Binghamton VA Outpatient Clinic Binghamton NY CBOC Catskill VA Outpatient Clinic Catskill NY CBOC Clifton Park VA Outpatient Clinic Clifton Park NY CBOC Cortland VA Outpatient Clinic Cortland NY CBOC Dunkirk VA Outpatient Clinic Dunkirk NY CBOC Elizabethtown VA Outpatient Clinic Elizabethtown NY CBOC Elmira VA Outpatient Clinic Elmira NY CBOC Fonda VA Outpatient Clinic Fonda NY CBOC Glens Falls VA Outpatient Clinic Glens Falls NY CBOC Ithaca VA Outpatient Clinic Ithaca NY CBOC Jamestown VA Outpatient Clinic Jamestown NY CBOC Kingston VA Outpatient Clinic Kingston NY CBOC Lackawanna VA Outpatient Clinic Lackawanna NY CBOC Lockport VA Outpatient Clinic Lockport NY CBOC Malone VA Outpatient Clinic Malone NY CBOC Massena VA Outpatient Clinic Massena NY CBOC Niagara Falls VA Outpatient Clinic Niagara Falls NY CBOC Olean VA Outpatient Clinic Olean NY CBOC Oswego VA Outpatient Clinic Oswego NY CBOC Plattsburgh VA Outpatient Clinic Plattsburgh NY CBOC Rochester VA Outpatient Clinic Rochester NY CBOC Rome – Donald J. Mitchell VA Outpatient Clinic Rome NY CBOC Schenectady VA Outpatient Clinic Schenectady NY CBOC Troy VA Outpatient Clinic Troy NY CBOC Warsaw Community Based Outpatient Clinic Warsaw NY CBOC Watertown VA Outpatient Clinic Watertown NY CBOC Wellsville VA Outpatient Clinic Wellsville NY CBOC Albany Vet Center Albany NY VC Binghamton Vet Center Binghamton NY VC Buffalo Vet Center Buffalo NY VC Rochester Vet Center Rochester NY VC Syracuse Vet Center Syracuse NY VC Watertown Vet Center Watertown NY VC Watertown Mobile Vet Center Watertown NY MVC
VISN 4: VA Healthcare – VISN 4 Headquarters: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania