About Us | VA North Texas Health Care | Veterans Affairs

About Us | VA North Texas Health Care | Veterans Affairs


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About us


At the VA North Texas Health Care System, we’re dedicated to improving the lives of Veterans and their families every day.

VA North Texas Health Care SystemService Coverage &


ScaleServing more than 235,000 Veterans across 38 Texas counties and 2 southern Oklahoma countiesOver 25,000 enrolled Women Veterans1.65 million outpatient visits completed (2023)835


operating bedsApproximately 6,800 employees and 750 community volunteersAnnual operating budget: $1.6 billionFacilities & Historical Significance


Dallas VA Medical Center

Federal coordinating center for emergency responseOne of five VHA Centers of Innovation for Patient Centered CareFirst VA medical facility and second U.S.


hospital to implement v-BLOC therapy


Sam Rayburn Veterans Center (Bonham)

Named after Sam Rayburn, longest-serving Speaker of the House (1913-1961)Notable for Rayburn's support of Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960


Medical Services & Programs

Full spectrum of whole health options:YogaTai ChiAcupunctureRecreational therapyArt therapyHealth Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program serving


approximately 4,000 Veterans (2024)Accreditations (2024)Full Joint Commission accreditationCommission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation FacilitiesAmerican College of RadiologyIntersocietal


Commission for Nuclear Medicine LaboratoriesAmerican Dental Association Commission on Dental AccreditationAmerican Psychological AssociationCOPD CARE Team: Implementation teamAwards &


Recognition


Healthcare Excellence

Target BP: Gold Level Recognition (2019-2023)American Nurses Credentialing Center Designated Pathway to ExcellenceAmerican Association of Critical-Care Nurses


Silver-level Beacon Award for ExcellenceCheck. Change. Control. Cholesterol™ Gold Level Recognition (2019-2023)Target: Type 2 Diabetes™ Participant level recognition (2021-2023)


Environmental Leadership

Emerald award (2020)Environmental of Excellence award (2021-2023)EPA R6 2020 FGC Narrative Award for:InnovationElectronicsTransportationEducation and Outreach


Last updated: April 29, 2025


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