VA Butler Healthcare is a Health Care Center operated by the Department of Veteran Affairs. Serving over 18,000 veterans in Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio.
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| Formed | April 1946 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | 325 New Castle Rd Butler, Pa United States |
| Employees | Over 600 |
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| www.butler.va.gov
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The medical center is part of the VISN 4[1]. It consists of a central facility and five Community Based Outpatient Clinics[2], 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[3], homeless veterans program[4], mental hygiene clinic, home based primary care[5], community health care, hospice, adult day health care[6], Women Veteran Health[7] and Returning Veteran Transition[8].
The facility operates 60 nursing home care beds. VA Butler is currently in a two-year $16 million project to build a new 60-bed Community Living Center, which will be located next to the current main facility [9].
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 facility. The project will be done in two phases on VA Butler Healthcare's 88-acre (360,000 m2) 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[10][11].
VA Butler Healthcare also operates five Community Based Outpatient Clinics that provide veterans with access to care in their community.
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 World War II 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.