Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital - Columbia, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 56.232 W 092° 19.684
15S E 558235 N 4310022
One of the best around, this is my hospital
Waymark Code: WM12052
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/21/2020
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County of hospital: Boone County
Location of hospital: Champions Dr. & Hospital Dr., Columbia
Phone: (573) 814-6000
"The site of the Columbia, Missouri VA facility was approved in 1963 as a replacement for a hospital in Excelsior Springs, Missouri that closed in 1951. The general medical and surgical facility was constructed between 1968 and 1972. The first patient was admitted to the hospital on April 4, 1972 and in 1975 -- by an act of Congress -- the new facility was renamed the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital.
"In order to accommodate a burgeoning demand for outpatient services, clinical addition plans were submitted for Congressional and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) approval in September 1993. The final scope and budget were approved and authority granted in May 1994. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new ambulatory care addition was held on November 27, 1995. The Dedication Ceremony for the new 106,000 square foot addition took place on March 20, 1998.
"As the VA healthcare system transformed itself in the mid-1990s, Truman VA underwent significant changes such as establishing Primary Care teams and providers to help manage the health of each enrolled Veteran. To address the need to provide more care in an outpatient setting, inpatient programs were downsized. Enhanced access to health care led to the development of community based outpatient clinics. Today, the Columbia facility is responsible for eight community clinics located in Jefferson City, Kirksville, Marshfield, Mexico, Osage Beach, Saint James, Sedalia, and Waynesville." ~ H.S. Truman Web About History