West Palm VAHCS

The West Palm VA Health Care Center (WPVAHCS) opened in 1995 and is a general medical and surgical facility, providing a full range of patient care services, as well as comprehensive medical education and residency programs. All-inclusive health care is provided through primary care, emergency care and long-term care in the areas of medicine, surgery, mental health, physical medicine and rehabilitation, radiology, telemedicine, dentistry, hemodialysis, comprehensive cancer care, and geriatrics. The medical center provides health care services to Veterans throughout South Florida and the Treasure Coast at its main facility in West Palm Beach and six contractor-operated community-based outpatient clinics in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Fort Pierce, Okeechobee, Stuart and Vero Beach. The facility also operates a 13-bed Blind Rehabilitation Service, which is the referral center for blind and visually impaired Veterans throughout the state of Florida. The facility also operates two rural clinics located in Clewiston and Moore Haven, and a Post-Combat Trauma Clinic with expanded services in Port St. Lucie.

Research Service

The WPVAHCS Research Service provides multidisciplinary cutting edge medical capabilities. The scientific environment at the WPVAHCS is setup to foster the implementation and successful completion of clinical research.