Bruce W. Carter VHCS
The Miami VA Healthcare System is a Joint Commission accredited, complexity level 1A facility serving approximately 57,000 Veterans in three South Florida counties: Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe. The Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center is in downtown Miami and supports two major satellite outpatient clinics located in Sunrise and Key West; and five community based outpatient clinics located in Homestead, Key Largo, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood and Deerfield Beach. The facility provides general medical, surgical, and psychiatric services, as well as serving as an AIDS/HIV Center, Prosthetic Treatment Center, Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitative Center and Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center. A Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Clinic is located about one mile from the medical center. The organization is recognized as a Center of Excellence in Spinal Cord Injury Research, Substance Abuse Treatment, and chest pain. In addition to medical services, the healthcare system’s Research Program conducts nearly $8 million in research in areas of oncology, PTSD, endocrinology, mental health, diabetics, hypertension and other medical fields.
Research Service – About the Program
The Miami VA Research Service has approximately 95 active principal investigators and supports approximately 170 additional non-investigator personnel, including VA and non-VA employees. Investigators have worked on over 200 active research projects and generated approximately 200 publications and presentations. Most of the principal investigators at the Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center also hold faculty appointments at our affiliate, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Our VA funding exceeds $6 million annually, with an additional similar amount from non-VA sources.
By the NUMBERS
| Veterans Served: | 53,906 |
| Eligible Vet Population in Svc. Area | 98,377 |
| Total Enrollees: | 66,935 |
| Market Penetration*: | 68.04% |
| Total Outpatient Visits: | 758,339 |
| Average Daily Outpatient Visits: | 2,078 |
| Total Operating Beds: | 367 |
| Total Admissions: | 4,428 |
| FACILITY | VETERANS SERVED | OUTPATIENT VISITS |
|---|---|---|
| Miami | 48,830 | 483,039 |
| Sunrise | 21,460 | 171,661 |
| Key West | 2,020 | 10,646 |
| Homestead | 5,787 | 25,935 |
| Pembroke Pines | 2,321 | 12,936 |
| Key Largo | 891 | 3,527 |
| Hollywood | 3,534 | 20,862 |
| Deerfield Beach | 2,190 | 9,831 |
Contact Information
Location:
Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center – Research Building
1201 Northwest 16th Street
Miami, FL 33125-1624
Website: Miami VAHS
ANNUAL REPORT 2020 »VISN8 – Annual Report 2020