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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 [[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.
 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.