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==History== | ==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 | 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. | 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. | ||