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HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES We provide you with health care services at 7 locations serving Veterans in Ohio and Indiana. Facilities include our Dayton VA Medical Center and community-based
outpatient clinics in Lima, Middletown, and Springfield, Ohio; and Richmond, Indiana. We also maintain a clinic at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, and a mobile clinic to serve
Veterans who can’t visit one of our facilities. To learn more about the services each location offers, visit the VA Dayton health services page. The Medical Center also has contracts with
Wright Patterson and 11 area hospitals. Through those partnerships, we offer a wide range of specialty programs, including: * Hospice * Geriatric evaluation and management * Respite care *
Alzheimer's treatment * Home-based primary care * Residential and outpatient treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) * Substance abuse programs * Care for Veterans who are
homeless * Sleep disorder treatment * Women's health programs The VA Dayton Healthcare System is a leading health care system and innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated
Service Network 10 (VISN 10), which includes medical centers and clinics in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. Learn more about VISN 10 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The Dayton VA Medical
Center has an active and growing research program. We conduct research to discover knowledge, develop VA scientists and health care leaders, and create innovations that advance health care
for Veterans and the nation. We offer Veterans the opportunity to participate in and benefit from our work. Our goal is to use research to promote better health and health care for all.
Major research areas include: * Traumatic brain injury (TBI) * Polytrauma * Prosthetics and amputation care * PTSD * Pain management * Mental health issues TEACHING AND LEARNING Our Dayton
VA Medical Center is a teaching hospital that provides a full range of services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. We offer residencies, fellowships, and
other professional training in many major medical, dental, and surgical specialties and subspecialties. We also offer associated health training in nursing, optometry, psychology, and
pharmacy. Every year, we train more than 1,000 students and 80 residents. We have active affiliations with the Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and School of
Professional Psychology, and the Ohio State University College of Optometry. We train more than 275 university residents, interns, and students at the Dayton VA Medical Center each year.
Our medical center also maintains nursing student affiliations with Wright State University, the University of Cincinnati, Miami University, Kettering College of Medical Arts, Sinclair
Community College, Indiana University, Indiana Wesleyan, and Miami University Career Technology Center. In addition, we have affiliations with about 80 other academic programs involving
dentistry, pharmacy, social work, rehabilitation, podiatry, optometry, and psychology. Through sharing agreements with other organizations, we also collaborate in areas like radiation
therapy, professional radiology services, a sleep lab, electron microscopy, and a cardiac catheterization lab. We’re proud of our partnerships with top institutions and organizations that
support the educational mission of the VA. FAST FACTS * The Dayton VA Medical Center is one of the 3 oldest health care facilities in what is now the Department of Veterans Affairs. The
other 2 are in Milwaukee and Togus, Maine. * The medical center accepted its first patient in 1867 and has been serving Veterans for more than 150 years. * In 2021, we had 2,576 employees
who served the health care needs of 40,254 Veterans. * Our medical center has 356 hospital beds, including 185 nursing home beds, 80 acute care beds, and a 91-bed domiciliary.
ACCREDITATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS The VA Dayton Healthcare System has received accreditation from The Joint Commission for our hospital, long-term care, home care, behavioral health, and
opioid treatment programs. Our facilities and programs also have received accreditation from the: * College of American Pathologists * Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation
Facilities * Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs * Combined Accreditation Program * U.S. Food and Drug Administration * American Board for Certification
in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics * Long Term Care Institute * Accreditation Council on Optometric Education * American College of Radiology The VA Dayton Healthcare System has
received the following awards: * Ohio Transition Assistance Program Award, 2009 * Dayton VA Medical Center's Human Resources Management Service * National Bronze Telly Award for Event
Capture System (ECS) Training Video, 2008 * VA National Center for Patient Safety, Root Cause Analysis Recognition Award, Bronze Level, 2008 * Under Secretary for Health Diversity Award:
Level 2, Component C: Business Practices, 2006 PODCAST AND NEWSLETTER PODCAST My VA Dayton Podcast comes to listeners from the Dayton VA Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. It’s the show where
Veterans in the central Ohio region share their stories and share what’s happening at the Dayton VA Medical Center. Listeners can find the podcast on Spreaker, Spotify, Google Podcasts,
Deezer, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or JioSaavn. Also, ask Alexa to, "Play My VA Dayton podcast" on iHeart Radio. THE DAYTON VA PODCAST CLICK HERE TO LISTEN NEWSLETTERS Get the
latest news from Dayton VA medical center and clinics here. For further information, contact our Public Affairs Office at . VETERAN AFFAIRS STAKEHOLDERS AMERICAN VETERANS HERITAGE CENTER
THE AMERICAN VETERANS HERITAGE CENTER (AVHC) is a non-profit, (501c3) corporation. We honor the our veterans by preserving a priceless piece of national and local history – the Soldiers Home
located at the VA Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio. We invite you to take your place in history by helping us make this venture a success! We are not a government agency nor affiliated or
supported by the Federal Government. Learn more here. AMERICAN LEGION The American Legion is built on a promise from men and women who swore with their lives to defend and protect the United
States through military service. The promise begins at enlistment, grows through training and discipline in the U.S. Armed Forces and continues after discharge, as veterans in service to
community, state and nation. In times of crisis, The American Legion steps into the turmoil and fights to provide needed assistance for others. Find out more about your local American Legion
here. DAYTON DEVELOPMENT COALITION The Dayton Region specializes in scientific breakthroughs that work their way into the everyday fabric of our world. Every time you board an airplane,
start your car, or pop open a can of craft beer, you connect to the Dayton Region’s culture of innovation. We dream big, then we find a way to make that dream come alive. We once built it
from wood and fabric; today we build it from advanced composites and carbon fiber. We create a network of fiber and data like no other in the world. Click here for more information, link
will take you outside of the Dept of Veterans Affairs (VA) Website. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked websites. The link will open in a new window for
the content of the linked websites.