Louisville VA Medical Center

Details

Name :

Louisville VA Medical Center

Address  :

800 Zorn Avenue

Town  :

Louisville

State  :

Kentucky

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

40206

Phone  :

502 287 4000

Fax  :

502 287 6225

Web URL  :


Description

About the Louisville VA Medical Center
The Louisville VA Medical Center is an active affiliated acute care and outpatient facility located on a 47acre hilltop near downtown Louisville and overlooking the Ohio River Louisville VA Medical Centers main campus is located at 800 Zorn Avenue Louisville Kentucky The medical center also operates three community based outpatient clinics in the greater Louisville area Dupont Newburg and Shively one in Grayson County one in Fort Knox KY and one in Scottsburg and one in New Albany IN These clinics make VA services more accessible for veterans residing in the Kentuckiana area Additionally Louisville VA Medical Center operates an approved TRICARE family practice and an outpatient mental health and behavioral sciences program at satellite locations within the Louisville area

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