(Physical Address: 3900 Woodland Ave)
The Philadelphia VA Medical Center provides world-class health care to Veterans living in America’s fifth-largest metropolitan area, including the city of Philadelphia and six surrounding counties in Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. The Philadelphia VAMC is part of the VA Healthcare Network - VISN4 and serves as an acute referral center for VA health care facilities in eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware and Southern New Jersey.
The facility is staffed by more than 2,000 employees and supports 145 acute care beds and a 135-bed nursing home known as the Philadelphia Veterans Community Living Center. Philadelphia VAMC also operates community-based outpatient clinics in Fort Dix, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Horsham, PA (Victor J. Saracini CBOC), and Center City Philadelphia. A new clinic annex opened in June 2009 in Camden, NJ, adjacent to Cooper University Hospital.
More than 90,000 Veterans are enrolled for health care at PVAMC, with nearly 60,000 receiving care in 2008. The Medical Center has an operating budget of more than $380 million and focuses on several mission areas: providing health care, conducting medical research, training health care professionals of the future, and being prepared to serve in the event of a crisis or emergency.
Affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania and numerous other allied health schools and colleges, the Philadelphia VA Medical Center offers comprehensive surgical, medical and psychiatric care to include special emphasis programs, alcohol and drug dependence treatment, and rehabilitative care.
The Philadelphia VA Medical Center has the distinction of being awarded several National Research Centers of Excellence including Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC); Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC); Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP); Center of Excellence for Substance Abuse Treatment and Education (CESATE) and Regional Sleep Center. Philadelphia VAMC is one of 21 Polytrauma Rehabilitation network sites and is home to the National Center for Homelessness among Veterans.
Mission
Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional healthcare that improves their health and well being.
Vision
To be a patient-centered, integrated health care organization for Veterans, providing excellence in health care, research and education; an organization where people choose to work; an active community partner and a back-up for national emergencies.
Values
Trust
Respect
Excellence
Compassion
Commitment
Media Contacts
Dale Warman, Public Affairs Officer
215-823-5916
Community-Based Outpatient Clinics
In addition to our main facility in West Philadelphia, we offer services at five clinics in Philadelphia and the surrounding area. These clinics are:
Mission
Honor America's Veterans by providing exceptional healthcare that improves their health and well being.
Vision
To be a patient-centered, integrated health care organization for Veterans, providing excellence in healthcare, research and education; an organization where people choose to work; an active community partner and a back-up for national emergencies.
Values
Trust, Respect, Excellence, Compassion, Commitment
Media Contacts
Dale Warman, Public Affairs Officer
215-823-5916
Veterans Health Administration
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