About VHA
 

VHA Mission

The mission of the Veterans Health Administration is to serve the needs of America's veterans by providing primary care, specialized care, and related medical and social support services. To accomplish this mission, VHA needs to be a comprehensive, integrated healthcare system that provides excellence in health care value, excellence in service as defined by its customers, and excellence in education and research, and needs to be an organization characterized by exceptional accountability and by being an employer of choice.

VHA Vision

Healthcare Value begins with VA. The new Veterans Healthcare System supports innovation, empowerment, productivity, accountability and continuous improvement. Working together, we provide a continuum of high quality health care in a convenient, responsive, caring manner — and at a reasonable cost.

VHA Offices and Programs

A number of offices and programs support VHA.

• VHA Offices
• Administrative & Financial Programs

Veterans Integrated Service Networks

The U.S. is divided into 21 Veterans Integrated Service Networks, or VISNs — shared systems of care working together to better meet local health care needs and provides greater access to care.

VHA Leadership

Gerald M. Cross, MD, FAAFP
Acting Under Secretary for Health

As Acting Under Secretary for Health, Dr. Cross oversees the health care needs of millions of veterans enrolled in VHA, the Nation's largest integrated health care system. With a medical care appropriation of more than $47 billion, VHA employs more than 239,000 staff at over 1,400 sites, including hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, domiciliaries, and Readjustment Counseling Centers. In addition, VHA is the Nation's largest provider of graduate medical education and a major contributor to medical research.