About the Program

The Surgery program at VAMC Mountain Home has a three-fold mission —

• provide quality surgical care for our veterans
• utilize the latest research and state-of-the-art techniques
• provide our residents with comprehensive training in current surgical techniques

Health Services Offered

Surgery offers a wide experience of outpatient and inpatient services in —

• surgical oncology
• colo-rectal surgery
• general surgery
• neurosurgery consultation
• orthopedics
• opthalmology
• otolaryngology
• vascular surgery
• plastic surgery
• thoracic surgery
• urology

We also offer a same day surgery program and an active peripheral vascular lab.  Care for our clinical care patients is provided in our 8-bed surgical intensive care unit.

Community Cooperation

VAMC Mountain Home works closely with local area hospitals and institutions to provide services to our veterans that are not available through the VHA healthcare system.