Kerrville VA Medical Center

Details

Name :

Kerrville VA Medical Center

Address  :

3600 Memorial Blvd

Town  :

Kerrville

State  :

Texas

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

78028

Phone  :

830 896 2020

Web URL  :


Description

The Kerrville Division KD located 65 miles Northwest of San Antonio began operations in 1947 Acute medical intermediate medical primary and long term care services are provided for an estimated 16000 veterans residing in the Texas Hill Country Comprised of 226 authorized hospital beds and a 154 bed Nursing Home Care Unit the KD provides such services and technology as geriatric evaluation and management hospice care and a computerized tomography scanner Kerrville enjoys successful affiliations with local institutions such as the Schreiner and Howard Colleges The KD has developed and extensive primary care delivery system and was the recipient of the VA Deputy Secretarys Scissors Award for their accomplishments The KD is part of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System and the Heart of Texas Veterans Integrated Service Network VISN 17 located in Grand Prairie TX
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