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New article name is VA Butler Healthcare

VA Butler Healthcare Center is a Health Care Center operated by the Department of Veteran Affairs. Serving over 18,000 veterans in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. The medical center is part of the VISN 4. It consists of a central facility and five Community Based Outpatient Clinics, providing primary care, behavioral health, specialized extended care, physical rehabilitation medicine, and residential substance abuse treatment.

The outpatient programs generate approximately 125,000 visits per year. Specialized care is available through the following programs: respite care, homeless veterans program, mental hygiene clinic, home based primary care, community health care, hospice, and adult day health care.

VA Butler is currently in a two-year $16 million project to build a new 60-bed Community Living Center (CLC), which will be located next to the current main facility. On November 23, 2011, VA Butler Healthcare opened their first 30 beds in the newly constructed Community Living Center.

The Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation & Treatment (DRRTP) program offers residential drug/alcohol addiction treatment and programs related to helping homeless Veterans. The program currently offers 56 domiciliary beds and 10 compensated work therapy beds. Currently the DRRTP is undergoing a transformation into a new The project will be done in two phases on VA Butler Healthcare's 88-acre campus. The first phase includes two apartment buildings with a total of 24 private bedrooms, up to 12 of which will be designated for women. Completion is expected in the fall of 2011.

VA Butler Healthcare also operates five Community Based Outpatient Clinics that provide veterans with convenient access to care in their community. These clinics include:


 * Armstrong County VA Outpatient Clinic
 * Clarion County VA Outpatient Clinic
 * Cranberry Township VA Outpatient Clinic
 * Lawrence County VA Outpatient Clinic
 * Mercer County VA Outpatient Clinic (Michael A. Marzano VA Outpatient Clinic)

Mission, Vision, and Values

VA Butler Healthcare’s website states that their mission is to “provide excellent healthcare and services to our nation’s veterans. We will continually improve healthcare services to every patient we serve. We will be a leader in providing healthcare value and be the employer of choice for our staff. Our Core values are compassion, commitment, excellence, professionalism, integrity, accountability, and stewardship. ”

History

VA Butler Healthcare's history began in 1937 when the Pennsylvania Department of Health chose Butler as the site for a Tuberculosis Sanitarium. During WWII the hospital served as a Soldier's hospital and in 1942, the U.S. Army Medical Department leased the property. In April 1946, the Veteran Administration started its operation and purchased the facility in 1948.