Twenty-four million of the 305 million people in the United States are veterans, and providing for the health care of veterans is a key and expanding commitment of the U.S. government. In 1930, when President Herbert Hoover signed Executive Order 538 establishing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), there were 54 VA hospitals; there are now 155 VA Medical Centers—with at least one in every state—and a broad network of community-based outpatient clinics stretch across rural and metropolitan areas (1). In 2007, a staggering $34.9 billion was spent on veteran health care (1). This accounted for approximately 773,600 inpatient hospitalizations and over 60 million outpatient medical visits (1, 2). The VA has indeed become the largest medical care provider in the world. With 1.4 million people currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, and the broad participation of the U.S. military in unstable areas around the world, it is expected that the health care of veterans will be a priority of growing importance in the coming years (3). Academic and research partnerships represent central concerns of the VA. More than half of the physicians currently practicing in the United States received some of their professional training in
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Academic Departments of Psychiatry: A Substantive, Enduring, and Promising Collaboration
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Twenty-four million of the 305 million people in the United States are veterans, and providing for the health care of veterans is a key and expanding commitment of the U.S. government. In 1930, when President Herbert Hoover signed Executive Order 538 establishing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), there were 54 VA hospitals; there are now 155 VA Medical Centers—with at least one in every state—and a broad network of community-based outpatient clinics stretch across rural and metropolitan areas (1). In 2007, a staggering $34.9 billion was spent on veteran health care (1). This accounted for approximately 773,600 inpatient hospitalizations and over 60 million outpatient medical visits (1, 2). The VA has indeed become the largest medical care provider in the world. With 1.4 million people currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, and the broad participation of the U.S. military in unstable areas around the world, it is expected that the health care of veterans will be a priority of growing importance in the coming years (3). Academic and research partnerships represent central concerns of the VA. More than half of the physicians currently practicing in the United States received some of their professional training inPreview Only. This article cannot be rented because we do not currently have permission from the publisher.
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Academic Departments of Psychiatry: A Substantive, Enduring, and Promising Collaboration
Lehrmann, Jon A.; Roberts, Laura Weiss
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