Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center

The Bronx VA Medical Center is the oldest VA in New York City celebrating over 75 years service to veterans. The Medical Center is situated on a historic site in the borough of the Bronx. Located on the highest point in New York City, it served as a strategic vantage point during the Revolutionary War. In 1981 new construction produced a modern, well-equipped facility, and in 1986 a newly constructed 120-bed nursing home care unit was opened. Today, the Bronx VA Medical Center is a multilevel health care Center of Excellence, fully accredited by JCAHO, and comprised of 331 authorized beds and a 120 bed Nursing Home Care Unit. It provides tertiary services to a veteran population from the Bronx, Westchester and Rockland Counties, Northern New Jersey, and the New York City metropolitan area.

The Bronx VA serves as a comprehensive cancer center; a national center for Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and alcohol abuse; a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) center; and a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) center. The Medical Center provides secondary and tertiary services to the Montrose (32 miles) and Castle Point (54 miles) VA's and is a member of the Mt. Sinai Medical Center Health System Alliance. Research at Bronx VA is world renowned with its investigators being awarded a Nobel Prize (Dr. Yalow), two Lasker Awards (Drs. Yalow and Gross) and five Middleton Awards.