The Fargo VA Health Care System provides medical care and services through the Veterans Health Administration to veterans residing in North Dakota, western Minnesota and northern South Dakota. The health care system is a general medical/surgical/psychiatric facility with 42 acute beds and an attached 38-bed Community Living Center(CLC) providing extended care. Veterans are referred to the Minneapolis VA Health Care System for tertiary care.

The health care system also supports nine community-based outpatient clinics (CBOC), located in Bismarck, Dickinson, Grafton, Jamestown, Grand Forks, Minot, and Williston, N.D.,  as well as Fergus Falls and Bemidji, Minn.  During the last two years, outpatient visits for the healthcare system and the CBOCs have steadily increased to well over 100,000 per year. The health care system had over 2,000 admissions into the hospital each year over the last two years. The CLC provides extended care through admissions of over 400 patients each year during the past two years.

The Fargo VA Health Care System employs 846 employees with an annual budget of approximately $112 Million for medical care.  An active research program and a successful academic affiliation with the University of North Dakota School of Medical and Health Sciences are maintained. It supports residencies in Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Surgery, and provides training to allied health professionals. The health care system is a member of the Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 (VISN 23), which includes the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, western Wisconsin, western Illinois, northern Kansas, northern Missouri, and eastern Wyoming.

Affiliations

University of North Dakota School of Medical and Health Sciences
Grand Forks, N.D.

North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, N.D.

Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, Minn.

Authorized Beds

42 Authorized 
38 Transitional Care Unit

Type of Facility

General Medical & Surgery

Special Programs

Acute Psychiatry
Anatomic Pathology
Audiology
Blood Banking
Cardiology
Clinical Pharmacy
Gastroenterology
General Lab
ICU General (Medical and Surgical)
Infectious Disease
Microbiology Lab
Nephrology
Neurology
Nuclear Medicine
Occupational Therapy
Oncology
Optometry
Outpatient Substance Abuse
Pharmacokinetics Lab
Physical Therapy
Prosthetics
Recreation Therapy
Rehabilitation Medicine
Respiratory Therapy
Speech Therapy
Voluntary Service

The following Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) come under this facility:

Bemidji, Minn.

Bemidji VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
705 5th St NW Suite B
Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone: (218) 755-6360

Bismarck, N.D.
Bismarck VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
Gateway Mall
2700 State Street
Suite 5
Bismarck, N.D.  58503 
Phone: 701-221-9169
Fax:     701-221-0918

Dickinson, N.D.
Dickinson VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
528 - 21st St. W. Suite F
Dickinson, ND 58601
Phone: 701-483-1850

Fergus Falls, Minn.
Fergus Falls VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
Minnesota State Veterans Home
1821 North Park Street
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Phone: 218-739-1400
Fax: 218-739-1401

Grafton,  N.D.
Grafton VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
ND State Development Center
Health Services Building
West Sixth Street
Grafton, ND 58237
Phone: 701-352-4059
Fax: 701-352-9290

Grand Forks, N.D.
Grand Forks VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
3221 32nd Avenue South
Grand Forks, ND 58201
Phone: (701) 335-4380

 

Jamestown, N.D.

Jamestown VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic

Jamestown Hospital
419 5th Street NE
Jamestown, ND 58401
Phone: 701-952-4787

 

Minot, N.D.

Minot VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic

10 Missile Avenue
Minot Air Force Base
Minot, ND 58705
Phone: 701-727-9800
Fax: 701-727-9804

Williston, N.D.
Williston VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
205 Main Street
Williston, ND 58802
Phone: (701) 572-2470