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VA Puget Sound Health Care System is the largest referral medical center in the Northwest Network and is part of the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 20, which includes facilities in Anchorage, Boise, Portland, Roseburg, Spokane, Seattle/Tacoma, Walla Walla, and White City. VISN 20 comprises 23% of the US landmass. During this past year, VA Puget Sound logged over 600,000 outpatient visits and more than 8,318 inpatient treatments for close to 60,000 unique patients. AFFILIATIONS
Authorized Beds 504 Total Beds
230 Acute Care
131 Nursing Home Care Unit 60 Domiciliary
15 Blind Rehab
30 Residential Rehab (PRRTP) 38 Spinal Cord
Note: Total Operating Beds = 283 beds and includes Spinal Cord, Acute Care, Blind Rehab. TYPE OF FACILITY
Primary and Tertiary (Specialty) Care. Nursing home components at both divisions- a rehabilitation focused nursing home unit at Seattle and a longer-term nursing home unit and Dementia unit at American Lake.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Alzheimer’s Disease
Arthritis
Audiology & Speech Pathology
Blind Rehabilitation
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Cardiology
Comprehensive Cancer Care
Dementia Care
Dental Care
Deployment Health Clinic
Dermatology
Dialysis
Endocrinology
Epilepspy
Ex-Prisoner of War Program
Gastenterology
General Internal Medicine
Geriatric Care
Hematology
Homeless Veteran Program
Infectious Disease
Mental Health
Minority Veterans Outreach Programs
Multiple Sclerosis
Nephrology
Neurology
Nursing Home Care
Oncology
Ophthalmology & Optometry
Otolaryngology
Physical & Occupational Therapy
Palliative Care
Parkinson's Disease
Podiatry
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
Primary Care
Prosthetics & Amputation Therapy Programs
Pulmonary Medicine
Radiology
Radiation Oncology
Readjustment Counseling
Recreation Therapy
Rehabilitation Medicine
Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
Substance Abuse Treatment
Surgery*
Urology
Women’s Health
* Includes Cardiac, General, Orthopedic,
Neurological, Plastic, Thoracic, Vascular VA Puget Sound has active affiliations with the University of Washington Medical School. Over 500 University residents, interns, and students are trained at VA Puget Sound each year. There are also many nursing school affiliations and more than 50 additional educational institution affiliations in dentistry, pharmacy, social work, and psychology. VA Puget Sound trains over 1000 allied health care professionals each year.
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