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The West Texas VA Health Care System is located at 300 Veterans Boulevard in Big Spring, Texas and was constructed in 1949. It is a 55-bed Complexity Level 3 facility with a 40-bed Community Living Center and a 12 bed domiciliary. Staffed with 520 employees, the facility serves counties in West Texas and New Mexico, with a veteran population of approximately 58,500. The WTVAHCS is part of the VA Southwest Health Care Network, VISN 18.
In addition to primary care and mental health services, specialties are available in medicine, outpatient surgery, ophthalmology, dental, audiology, and rehabilitation.
Outpatient alcohol and drug treatment are also provided.
The ophthalmology service is provided in conjunction with an ophthalmology residency training program through an affiliation with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas. Programs are in place for medical residents and physician assistant students with Texas Tech University in Odessa, Texas. Additional affiliations exist with ten universities, colleges, and technical schools for students in nursing and allied health professions.
Authorized Beds: 55 Medical
40 Extended Care & Transitional Unit
40 bed domiciliary
Mission Statement
To serve the health care needs of America's veterans through excellence of service.
Vision Statement
The West Texas VA Health Care System will be a model of clinical and organizational
excellence.
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