United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Dayton VA Medical Center

About Us

We have a proud heritage of providing high quality health care to those who have served our country since 1867. We are one of the three oldest VA facilitiesPDF document ,providing continuous service to veterans for 141 years.

The Dayton VA Medical Center provides comprehensive health care through medical, surgical, mental health, geriatric, physical & rehabilitation services, neurology, oncology, dentistry, and hospice. The Medical Center has 500 hospital beds (265 nursing home beds, 120 Acute Care beds, and 115 domiciliary beds). The medical center also has sharing agreements with Wright Patterson Air Force (military base), in the State of Ohio, and eleven (11) community hospitals. The facility is a national referral center for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. We offer a wide variety of special programs as well, including a hospice unit, geriatric evaluation and management, respite care, an Alzheimer's unit, home base primary care, residential and outpatient post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance abuse programs, as well as homeless, sleep disorder, and women's health programs.


The Dayton VA Medical Center is a part of VA Healthcare System of Ohio, Network 10, which includes VA Medical Centers in Chillicothe, Cincinnati, and Cleveland, as well as an Independent Outpatient Clinic in Columbus. The Dayton VA Medical Center supports four Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs). CBOC Lima serves the veterans in Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Shelby, Van Wert, and Wyandot Counties. CBOC Middletown serves the veterans in Butler and Warren Counties; CBOC Richmond, Indiana serves the veterans in Wayne County; CBOC Springfield serves the veterans in Clark, Champaign and Greene counties.

The Dayton VA Medical Center has active affiliations with the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine* and the School of Professional Psychology*. There are also nursing student affiliations with the Wright State University*, University of Cincinnati*, Miami University*, Kettering College of Medical Arts*, Sinclair Community College*, Indiana University*, Indiana Wesleyan*, and Miami Valley Career Technology Center*, as well as affiliations with some fifty other academic programs.

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Dayton VA Leadership

Medical Center Director Guy B. Richardson, MHSA, FACHE

Guy B. Richardson, MHSA, FACHE
(937) 268-6511 ext. 2736

Associate Director Terry E. Taylor, FACHE

Terry E. Taylor, FACHE
(937) 268-6511 ext. 2739


Chief of StaffSteven M. Cohen, MD

Steven M. Cohen, MD
(937) 262-2106


Associate Director, Patient Care ServicesAnna Jones, MS, RN

Anna Jones, MS, RN
(937) 268-6511 ext. 2918



Mission, Vision, Values

The Mission of the Dayton Campus of the VA Healthcare System of Ohio:

  • To provide veterans a continuum of care that is accessible, value-added, cost-effective, and of the highest quality within an environment of outstanding education and research.
  • To promote a culture that supports and develops a caring, compassionate, competent, and quality-oriented workforce.

Our Vision

Our Vision as a vital component of the VA Healthcare System in Ohio is to be recognized as the healthcare provider of choice for veterans and as an innovative leader in education and research.

Our Values

All our efforts within the VA Healthcare System of Ohio will be based on the Veterans Health Administration core values of:

Trust - Respect - Commitment - Compassion - Excellence