Veterans Affairs Hines Hosp

Description

Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital is located 12 miles west of downtown Chicago on a 147acre campus Hines is the largest VA in the state of Illinois where more than one million Veterans live The Hospital offers primary extended and specialty care to Veterans who primarily live in Cook DuPage and Will Counties in Illinois Specialized clinical programs at the hospital include Blind Rehabilitation Spinal Cord Injury Neurosurgery Radiation Therapy and Cardiovascular Surgery Hines also serves as the VISN 12 Hospital Networks southern tier hub for pathology radiology radiation therapy human resource management and fiscal services Hines currently operates 483 beds and six community based outpatient clinics in Manteno Elgin Oak Lawn Aurora LaSalle and Joliet Over 584000 patient visits occurred in fiscal year 2008 with the hospital providing top quality care to more than 53000 veterans

Hines represents the entire spectrum of VA healthcare and clinical programs In addition to the programs already mentioned some of the specialized programs include a Spinal Cord Injury Residential Care Facility AMVETS Reactivation Center Community Living Center Preservation Amputation Care and Treatment Program PACT Automated Fabrication of Mobility Aids services Hospice Care Interventional Radiology Interventional Cardiology Respite Care Dual Diagnosis Substance Abuse Program PostTraumatic Stress Disorder Program and Homeless Chronically Mentally Ill Program Hines also serves as the Polytrauma Center for VISN 12