United States Department of Veterans Affairs

VA San Diego Healthcare System

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Public Affairs Office: (858) 552-4373

About Us

The VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS) provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient health services at the medical center in La Jolla, and at five community clinics located in Chula Vista, Escondido, Imperial Valley, Mission Valley, Mission Gorge Annex, and Oceanside.  We provide medical, surgical, mental health, geriatric, spinal cord injury, and advanced rehabilitation services.  VASDHS has 296 authorized beds, including skilled nursing beds, and operates several regional referral programs including cardiovascular surgery and spinal cord injury.

We are affiliated with the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and provide training for 1,504 medical interns, residents and fellows, as well as 82 other teaching affiliations for nursing, pharmacy, dental, and dietetics.  VASDHS has one of the largest research programs in the VA nationally with a budget of $52 million (FY 2012), 204 principal investigators, and 584 projects. 

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