Part of VA Heartland Network, the Kansas City VAMC provides acute medical surgical, neurological, psychiatric and rehabilitation medicine for the veterans of the Kansas City area. We are a Center of Excellence and referral center for our Network and work closely with the Medical Centers in Leavenworth, Topeka, and Wichita, Kansas. Our specialty services include audiology, cardiac catheterization, sine-angiography, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, renal transplants, vascular laboratory services, and specialized low vision care. The Kansas City VAMC is located on a 40 acre campus in eastern Kansas City. This is a major metropolitan area with a population exceeding 1.5 million. Our primary service area includes over 200,00 veterans, some 25 percent of whom are over 60. With a special emphasis on customer service, we are proud to serve the veterans of the Heartland. "It is a new day at the Kansas City VA."

AFFILIATIONS

University of Kansas School of Medicine
University  of Missouri - Kansas City
60 additional affiliations in such areas as audiology and speech pathology,
chaplaincy, pharmacy, psychology, rehabilitation, and social work.

AUTHORIZED BEDS

157

TYPE OF FACILITY

GM&S

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Primary Care
Ambulatory Surgery
Health Care for Homeless Veterans
DIGMA Clinics                                                                                                                       PTSD Clinical Team
Mental Health Intensive Case Managment
Substance Abuse Treatment Unit
Compensated Work Therapy
VICTORS
OIF/OEF Program