Amarillo Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System

About:
The Amarillo VA Health Care System, a division of the Heart of Texas VA Health Care Network (VISN 17), provides primary, specialty, and extended care of the highest quality to Veterans throughout the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles, and eastern New Mexico. Approximately 25,000 patients are treated annually. The health care system maintains 55 acute care inpatient beds for general medical, surgical, and intensive care.

Geriatric and extended care is provided in the 120-bed skilled nursing home care unit. A modern ambulatory care center and medical arts building facilitates the delivery of primary care, specialty care and preventive health services. The Amarillo VA Health Care System also ensures health care is accessible to those veterans residing in rural areas through three community-based outpatient clinics located in Lubbock, Childress, and Dalhart, Texas, as well as Clovis, New Mexico.

Mission:
The mission of the Amarillo VA Health Care System is to provide timely, efficient, ethical, safe, compassionate, and quality health care to veteran patients.

Vision::
The Vision of the AVAHCS is to become:
• The recognized leader of health care in our community / region
• The provider of choice
• The employer of choice

Core Values::
• Integrity
• Commitment
• Advocacy
• Respect
• Excellence