Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital
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The Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital is a VA hospital located in Columbia
, Missouri
. Located on the University of Missouri
campus, the Truman Memorial VA Hospital has a coverage area of 45 counties in Missouri and Illinois and serves more than 32,000 veterans inpatient and 314,000 veterans outpatient. It is affiliated with the University of Missouri School of Medicine
. The medical center provides primary care, surgical, mental health, medical, geriatric, transitional, rehabilitative, and hospice services. The Truman VA has achieved some of the best scores in the state of Missouri for JCAHO Quality Reporting.
The Truman VA is the only hospital in the Heartland Network — including Missouri, Kansas, and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Arkansas — that has a referral center for open heart surgery. At least 250 heart surgeries per year are performed at the hospital.
In 1995 a new ambulatory care building was built, adding 106000 square feet (9,847.7 m²) onto the north side of the hospital. The two-story ambulatory care center was dedicated March 20, 1998, and cost $15.1 million.
In August 2009, ground was broken on a 27000 square feet (2,508.4 m²), $25 million expansion to add a suite of operating rooms and renovate existing floor space. The new building will house five operating room suites, two dedicated to open heart surgery, two general purpose, and one dedicated to special procedures. The old operating rooms will also be gutted to house a new post-anesthesia care unit and pre-operation room. The first phase of the project is expected to be completed in November 2010, with the entire project complete by mid 2012.
Additionally, the Truman VA has been awarded $8 million dollars in stimulus package funds to replace or renovate existing hospital components, to be completed in 2011.
Wood, Kirksville, Camdenton, Mexico, St. James, Jefferson City and Sedalia that provide access to primary care and mental health services.
An additional facility is also planned for Marshfield, MO with an anticipated opening date in 2011.
and supports 83 resident doctor positions, as well providing a clinical site for other professions within the health field. In 2009, 52 research projects were active at the VA hospital, and included important areas like diagnostic imaging, cancer therapy, cardiovascular disease, PTSD, pulmonary care, and the development of new radiopharmaceuticals.
The Truman VA participates in the Missouri Arthritis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (MARRTC), which is the only federally funded arthritis rehabilitation research and training center in the country. The MARRTC provides research and public awareness regarding arthritis and to improve the quality of life and promote independent living among people with arthritis and arthritic conditions.
The Medical Center also contains the Biomolecular Imaging Center (BIC) which offers VA, and affiliated MU researchers, state of the art molecular and anatomic in vivo imaging capabilities.
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. Located on the University of Missouri
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
campus, the Truman Memorial VA Hospital has a coverage area of 45 counties in Missouri and Illinois and serves more than 32,000 veterans inpatient and 314,000 veterans outpatient. It is affiliated with the University of Missouri School of Medicine
University of Missouri School of Medicine
The University of Missouri School of Medicine is located in the southern part of the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri. It was the first publicly supported medical school west of the Mississippi River. The school offers a program that emphasizes a medical education founded on...
. The medical center provides primary care, surgical, mental health, medical, geriatric, transitional, rehabilitative, and hospice services. The Truman VA has achieved some of the best scores in the state of Missouri for JCAHO Quality Reporting.
History
The Truman VA building was constructed between 1966 and 1972 at a cost of $15 million dollars. In 1975, by an act of Congress, it was legally named Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital.The Truman VA is the only hospital in the Heartland Network — including Missouri, Kansas, and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Arkansas — that has a referral center for open heart surgery. At least 250 heart surgeries per year are performed at the hospital.
In 1995 a new ambulatory care building was built, adding 106000 square feet (9,847.7 m²) onto the north side of the hospital. The two-story ambulatory care center was dedicated March 20, 1998, and cost $15.1 million.
In August 2009, ground was broken on a 27000 square feet (2,508.4 m²), $25 million expansion to add a suite of operating rooms and renovate existing floor space. The new building will house five operating room suites, two dedicated to open heart surgery, two general purpose, and one dedicated to special procedures. The old operating rooms will also be gutted to house a new post-anesthesia care unit and pre-operation room. The first phase of the project is expected to be completed in November 2010, with the entire project complete by mid 2012.
Additionally, the Truman VA has been awarded $8 million dollars in stimulus package funds to replace or renovate existing hospital components, to be completed in 2011.
Additional Facilities
The Truman VA maintains seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics in Fort LeonardWood, Kirksville, Camdenton, Mexico, St. James, Jefferson City and Sedalia that provide access to primary care and mental health services.
An additional facility is also planned for Marshfield, MO with an anticipated opening date in 2011.
Research Program and Affiliations
The Truman VA is affiliated with the University of Missouri School of MedicineUniversity of Missouri School of Medicine
The University of Missouri School of Medicine is located in the southern part of the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, Missouri. It was the first publicly supported medical school west of the Mississippi River. The school offers a program that emphasizes a medical education founded on...
and supports 83 resident doctor positions, as well providing a clinical site for other professions within the health field. In 2009, 52 research projects were active at the VA hospital, and included important areas like diagnostic imaging, cancer therapy, cardiovascular disease, PTSD, pulmonary care, and the development of new radiopharmaceuticals.
The Truman VA participates in the Missouri Arthritis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (MARRTC), which is the only federally funded arthritis rehabilitation research and training center in the country. The MARRTC provides research and public awareness regarding arthritis and to improve the quality of life and promote independent living among people with arthritis and arthritic conditions.
The Medical Center also contains the Biomolecular Imaging Center (BIC) which offers VA, and affiliated MU researchers, state of the art molecular and anatomic in vivo imaging capabilities.