VA Northern Indiana Health Care System - Marion Campus

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Name :

VA Northern Indiana Health Care System - Marion Campus

Address  :

1700 East 38th Street

Town  :

Marion

State  :

Indiana

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

46953 4589

Phone  :

765 674 3321

Fax  :

765 677 3124

Web URL  :


Description

VA Northern Indiana Health Care System NIHCS was formed in 1995 by the integration of the VA Medical Centers in Fort Wayne and Marion Indiana The mission of VA Northern Indiana Health Care System is to provide coordinated compassionate and comprehensive quality primary care mental health services and extended care to veterans in a timely accessible and cost effective manner The Fort Wayne Campus offers primary and secondary medical and surgical services and the Marion Campus offers a full range of psychiatry services nursing home care and extended care services Primary care clinics are available at both campuses and at Community Based Outpatient Clinics CBOCs located in South Bend and Muncie Indiana Although the Marion Campus is well over 110 years old and the Fort Wayne Campus was constructed in 1950 recently completed renovations and construction and continuous maintenance ensure an attractive stateoftheart healthcare environment

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