The New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System (NMVAHCS) strives to provide the highest quality primary, secondary, and tertiary health care to its beneficiaries through a compassionate, innovative health care system, excellent training and education of health care professionals, and effective use of available resources. The Albuquerque Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center is a Level 1 tertiary referral center located in the heart of the Land of Enchantment. The medical center is authorized to operate 217 beds, which include a 26-bed spinal cord injury center (SCI), and a 36-bed Nursing Home Care Unit.   The New Mexico Veterans Affairs Health Care System is a proud member of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 18, located in Mesa, Arizona.

Affiliations

The New Mexico VA Health Care System has a major affiliation with the University of New Mexico School of Medicine (UNMSOM) with 115 resident FTE currently rotating through 35 clinical residency-training programs.  UNM is New Mexico's only medical school and the Albuquerque VAMC is the only VA hospital.  Together they serve as invaluable resources for the state.  The NMVAHCS also enjoys affiliations with the University of New Mexico and Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute for nursing programs and with nearly 70 other academic institutions for other types of training.

Special Programs

Spinal Cord Injury Center
Magnetoencephalography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Positron Emission Topography (PET) Imaging
Cardiovascular Surgery
Veterans Outreach Program
Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (PRRTP) in Gallup and Albuquerque, New Mexico
Home-Based Primary Care
Endovascular implants for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Lithotriptor