Kansas City VA Medical Center

Name :

Kansas City VA Medical Center

Address  :

4801 Linwood Boulevard

Town  :

Kansas City

State  :

Missouri

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

64128

Phone  :

816 861 4700

Web URL  :

Kansas City VA Medical Center
Specialization
  • Cardiology
  • Dermatology
  • Family Practice
  • Internal Medicine
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Nephrology
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Pain Management
  • Pharmacology
  • Podiatry
  • Psychiatrist
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 142

Other Facilities

  • Pathology
  • X-Ray
  • Ultrasonography
  • CT/MRI

Description

Part of VA Heartland Network the Kansas City VAMC provides acute medical surgical neurological psychiatric and rehabilitation medicine for the veterans of the Kansas City area We are a Center of Excellence and referral center for our Network and work closely with the Medical Centers in Leavenworth Topeka and Wichita Kansas Our specialty services include audiology cardiac catheterization sineangiography neurosurgery orthopedic surgery renal transplants vascular laboratory services and specialized low vision care The Kansas City VAMC is located on a 40 acre campus in eastern Kansas City This is a major metropolitan area with a population exceeding 15 million Our primary service area includes over 20000 veterans some 25 percent of whom are over 60 With a special emphasis on customer service we are proud to serve the veterans of the Heartland quotIt is a new day at the Kansas City VAquot

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