Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center

Name :

Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center

Address  :

5500 East Kellogg Drive

Town  :

Wichita

State  :

Kansas

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

67218

Phone  :

316 685 2221

Web URL  :

Robert J Dole VA Medical Center
Specialization
  • Cancer Surgery
  • Cardiology
  • Cosmetic Surgery
  • Daibetes, Endocrinology
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • General Surgeon
  • Gynaecology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Nephrology
  • Neurologist
  • Ophthalmology
  • Pain Management
  • Pathology Lab
  • Pharmacology
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Podiatry
  • Pulmonology
  • Sleepless mess
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 12

Other Facilities

  • Pathology

Description

We provide you with health care services at 7 locations in Kansas Facilities include our Robert J Dole VA Medical Center in Wichita and 5 communitybased outpatient clinics located in Dodge City Hays Hutchinson Parsons and Salina We also operate a lowvision rehabilitation clinic in Wichita and a mobile care unit for Veterans who canrsquot easily visit our facilities To learn more about the services each location offers visit the VA Wichita health services page

We provide evidencebased services for lowvision rehabilitation spinal cord dysfunction traumatic brain injury TBI homelessness mental health care prosthetics orthotics and extended care

Fast facts
VA Wichita health care serves Veterans in 59 counties in Kansas We treated more than 30000 Veterans in 2020 and completed more than 350000 outpatient visits
We expanded the emergency department at Robert J Dole VA Medical Center in 2019 We now have 11 treatment beds and can serve 20000 Veterans who need emergency care each year
Our substance abuse residential rehabilitation facility will open in 2021 The unit has 12 beds group counseling areas and clinical treatment rooms
Nearly 23 of our patients used our telehealth services in 2020 to speak to doctors from the comfort of their homes
Our hospital opened Nov 16 1933 In 2002 it was renamed in honor of former US Senator Robert Joseph Dole of Kansas As an Army lieutenant Dole was severely injured by gunfire in World War II As a senator he was a staunch advocate for Veterans and those with disabilities

The VA Wichita Healthcare System is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the VA Heartland Network Wersquore an innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 VISN 15 which includes medical centers and clinics in Missouri Kansas Illinois Kentucky Indiana and Arkansas
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