VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System

Details

Name :

VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System

Address  :

4101 Woolworth Avenue

Town  :

Omaha

State  :

Nebraska

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

68105

Phone  :

402 346 8800

Web URL  :


Description

About our Health Care System
The VA NebraskaWestern Iowa Health Care System is part of the Veterans Integrated Service Network VISN 23 Services are available to a population of 166700 veterans living in a 104county area of Nebraska western Iowa and portions of Kansas and Missouri

The VA NebraskaWestern Iowa Health Care System VA NWIHCS consists of the parent facility located at Omaha Nebraska a Community Living Center and Community Based Outpatient Clinic CBOC in Grand Island Nebraska and CBOCs located at the sites listed below

Mission
To maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of Veterans

Vision
To be a patientcentered integrated organization providing excellence in health care research and education To be an active federal state and community partner and a backup for national emergencies To be an organization where people choose to work

Values
We value trust respect excellence commitment compassion empowerment continuous improvement and collaboration
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