The Fargo Medical Center (VAM) provides medical care and services through the Veterans Health Administration to veterans residing in North Dakota, western Minnesota and northern South Dakota. The Medical Center is a general medical/surgical/psychiatric facility with 59 acute beds and an attached 50-bed Transitional Care Unit (TCU) providing extended care. Veterans are referred to the VAMC Minneapolis for tertiary care. Scarce medical specialty services are provided through contracts for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), diagnostic radiology, radiation therapy and orthopedics.

The Medical Center also supports four Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) located in Bismarck, Grafton, and Minot North Dakota and Fergus Falls Minnesota. During the last two years, outpatient visits for the Medical Center and the CBOCs have steadily increased to well over 100,000 for each year. The Medical Center had over 2,000 admissions into the hospital each year over the last two years. The TCU provides extended care through admissions of over 400 patients each year during the past two years.

The VA Medical Center (VAMC) employs 780 employees with an annual budget of approximately $108 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 VAMC 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, North Dakota

North Dakota State College of Science
Wahpeton, North Dakota

Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota

Authorized Beds

59 Authorized;
50 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:

Bismarck, ND
VA CBOC
Gateway Mall
2700 State Street
Suite 5
Bismarck, ND  58503 
Phone: 701-221-9169
Fax:     701-221-0918

Dickinson, ND
Dickinson VA Outpatient Clinic
33 9th Street West
Dickinson, ND 58601
Phone: 701-483-6017

Grafton,  ND
VA CBOC
ND State Development Center
Health Services Building
West Sixth Street
Grafton, ND 58237
Phone: 701-352-4059
Fax: 701-352-9290

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

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

Williston, ND
Williston CBOC
Suite 104
3 4th Street E
Williston, ND 58801
Phone: 701-577-9838

Fergus Falls, MN
VA CBOC
Minnesota State Veterans Home
1821 North Park Street
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Phone: 218-739-1400
Fax: 218-739-1401