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-{{Short description|Health service for former United States military personnel}}
+{{Organization
-{{Organization
 |OrganizationName=Veterans Health Administration
 |OrganizationType=Executive Departments (Sub-organization)
-|Mission=The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides primary care, specialized care, and related medical and social support services to America's veterans. Its mission is to improve the health of the nation's veterans by delivering high-quality, accessible, and patient-centered health care that promotes wellness and fosters trust.
+|Mission=VHA delivers high-quality, accessible health care and support to veterans, promoting wellness and trust through patient-centered services.
-|OrganizationExecutive=Under Secretary for Health
+|ParentOrganization=Department of Veterans Affairs
+|TopOrganization=Department of Veterans Affairs
+|CreationLegislation=Veterans' Administration Act of 1930; Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 1988
 |Employees=371000
 |Budget=$105B (FY 2024)
-|Website=https://www.va.gov/health/
+|OrganizationExecutive=Under Secretary for Health
 |Services=Primary care; Mental health services; Specialty care; Long-term care; Research; Education; Telehealth
-|ParentOrganization=United States Department of Veterans Affairs
-|CreationLegislation=Veterans' Administration Act of 1930; Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 1988
 |Regulations=Administers health care regulations specific to veteran benefits and services
-|HeadquartersLocation=38.897328, -77.041357
+|HeadquartersLocation=38.90097, -77.03511
 |HeadquartersAddress=810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, USA
+|Website=https://www.va.gov/health/
 }}
+{{Short description|Health service for former United States military personnel}}
 {{Infobox government agency
 | agency_name     = U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<br>Veterans Health Administration
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 ==History==
-The first Federal agency to provide medical care to veterans was the Naval Home in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. The home was created in 1812 and was followed by the creation of Soldiers Home in 1853 and [[St. Elizabeth's Hospital]] in 1855. Congress created the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in 1865 in response to the high number of [[American Civil War|Civil War]] casualties. These homes were initially intended to be room and board for disabled veterans. However, by the late 1920s, the homes were providing a level of care comparable to hospital care.
+The first Federal agency to provide medical care to veterans was the Naval Home in Philadelphia, [[Pennsylvania]]. The home was created in 1812 and was followed by the creation of Soldiers Home in 1853 and [[St. Elizabeth's Hospital]] in 1855. Congress created the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in 1865 in response to the high number of Civil War casualties. These homes were initially intended to be room and board for disabled veterans. However, by the late 1920s, the homes were providing a level of care comparable to hospital care.
 President Hoover created the Veterans Administration (VA) in 1930 to consolidate all veteran services. General [[Omar N. Bradley]] was appointed to VA administrator and Bradley appointed Major General [[Paul Ramsey Hawley|Paul Hawley]] as director of VA medicine, both in 1945. Hawley successfully established a policy that affiliated new VA hospitals with medical schools.  Hawley also promoted resident and teaching fellowships at VA hospitals. Ultimately, Hawley was responsible for starting the hospital-based research program at the VA.  Bradley resigned in 1947. However, upon resignation, 97 hospitals were in operation and 29 new hospital had been built.  As a result, the VA health system was able to serve a much larger population of veterans than it had served in previous years.
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 The VHA has initiatives in place to provide a "seamless transition" to newly discharged veterans transitioning from [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] [[TRICARE|health care]] to VA care for conditions incurred in the [[Iraq War]] or [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|war in Afghanistan]].
-The [[Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development]]'s research into developing better-functioning [[prosthetic]] limbs, and treatment of [[PTSD]] are also heralded. The VHA has devoted many years of research into the health effects of the herbicide [[Agent Orange]] used by [[military]] forces in the [[Vietnam War]].
+The [[Veterans Health Administration Office of Research and Development]]'s research into developing better-functioning [[prosthetic]] limbs, and treatment of [[PTSD]] are also heralded. The VHA has devoted many years of research into the health effects of the herbicide [[Agent Orange]] used by [[military]] forces in the Vietnam War.
 The VHA has also adopted Boston University's Project RED program,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bu.edu/fammed/projectred/ |title=Project RED (Re-Engineered Discharge) |publisher=Boston University }}</ref> designed to improve the discharge process for veterans in hopes that, by educating patients, the VHA will experience a reduced number of readmission among veterans and provide more information on [[Telemedicine#Telerehabilitation|telerehabilitation]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.charleston.va.gov/features/Transforming_discharge_processes_for_Veterans.asp |title=Transforming discharge processes for Veterans |publisher=U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs }}</ref>