The
Minneapolis VA Medical Center (VAMC) is a teaching hospital
providing a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art
technology, as well as education and research. Comprehensive
health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care,
and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry,
physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology,
dentistry, geriatrics and extended care.
Our hospital, long-term care, behavioral health, and home care programs are accredited
by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
In addition, our rehabilitation programs are accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Our laboratory and pathology
services are recognized by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). We are
also accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
The Minneapolis VAMC is designated as one of four Polytrauma VA Medical Centers.
As such, the medical center receives active duty and veterans for rehabilitation
of injuries such as traumatic brain injury, blindness and amputation. In July 2007, a new 10-bed transitional and community re-entry unit for polytrauma patients
opened. This unit provides continued rehabilitation therapies to assist veterans and active duty
service members to reach their highest level of independence in the community. They will learn to
apply their rehabilitation skills in community settings in preparation to transition into their home
communities.
In 2006, a $20 million contract for the construction of a spinal cord injury center (SCI) was awarded. Construction on the 65,000 square foot building began in May 2007. The center will provide acute rehabilitation, primary care, and sustaining care
for veterans with spinal cord injury and disorder. The facility will include a 30-bed inpatient unit
with four ventilator dependent beds. It will also contain all necessary outpatient clinics, therapies,
and offices. A dedicated special procedure room will provide urodynamics as well as other
specialized testing. The center will be a part of a national VA network of SCI centers.
The Minneapolis VAMC has Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Superior
and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; Hibbing, St. James, Maplewood, and Rochester,
Minnesota, serving the south central, south eastern, north eastern, and majority
of central counties in Minnesota and the north western counties of Wisconsin.
Currently, the CBOCs treat 14,799 veterans.
Minneapolis VAMC has active affiliations with the University of Minnesota Medical
and Dental Schools. Over 733 University residents, interns, and students are
trained at this VA each year. In conjunction with affiliations, residency-training
programs exist in medical, surgical, psychiatric, oral surgery and diagnostic
specialties and subspecialties. The Minneapolis VA has formal affiliation agreements
with 50 schools to provide allied health training in 19 programs. It also has
accredited hospital-based training programs for Radiology Technicians, Nurse
Anesthetists, Podiatry, and Dental residents.
The Research Service located in the medical center is among the largest and most
active in the VA System. There are currently 145 scientists and investigators. The VA Research funding for fiscal year 2007 was
$28,471,272. In FY 2006, researchers published 348 papers, 170 abstracts, and 17 books and book
chapters.
Honor America's veterans by providing exceptional
health care that improves their health and well-being.
Vision
To be a patient centered, integrated health care
organization for veterans providing excellent health care, research and education;
an organization where people choose to work; a community partner and a back up
for national emergencies.
The
Minneapolis VA Medical Center (VAMC) is a teaching hospital
providing a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art
technology, as well as education and research. Comprehensive
health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care,
and long-term care in areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry,
physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology,
dentistry, geriatrics and extended care.