Alaska VA Healthcare System and Regional Office (AVAHSRO)

About Us

Anchorage, Alaska
The Alaska VA Healthcare System and Regional Office (AVAHSRO) offers primary, specialty, and mental health outpatient care. Services are provided through a Joint Venture with the United States Air Force on nearby Elmendorf Air Force Base, as well as through purchaced care arrangements with community hospitals. The facility also features a comprehensive Homeless Veteran Service, consisting of a Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program, Veterans Industries, Compensated Work Therapy Transitional Residence Program, VA Supported Housing Program, and outreach.

Leadership

Alex Spector
Director
Phone: (907) 257-5460

Hal R. Blair, Sr.
Associate Director
Phone: (907) 257-5460

Cynthia Joe, MD
Chief of Staff
Phone: (907) 257-5460

Linda Boyle
Associate Director, Nursing & Patient Care Services
Phone: (907) 257-5460

Local Affiliations
University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Washington
Alaska Family Practice Residency Program

Authorized Beds
• 50-bed Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program
• 24-bed Compensated Work Therapy Transitional Residence Program

The following Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) operate under this facility:

• Fairbanks VA CBOC
  Fort Wainwright, Alaska
• Kenai VA CBOC
  Kenai, Alaska

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