About Us

Sun Bullet Icon Veterans Integrated Service Network 18 (VISN 18) Covers 352,000 square miles of highly diverse geography across the Southwestern United States. The network service area includes Arizona, New Mexico, the western portion of Texas, as well as bordering counties in Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma. We currently serve approximately 223,000 of the 911,000 veterans residing in the network. Within its vast borders, VISN 18 provides a comprehensive continuum of health care to veterans via 7 health care systems, 6 VA nursing home care units, 3 domiciliaries, and 41 community based outpatient clinics. Managing a total annual budget in excess of $1.5 billion, VISN 18 employs 8,400 full time equivalent employees.

The network maintains approximately 1,350 inpatient beds and treats 26,000 inpatients annually. VISN 18 also supports 2.8 million outpatient visits each year. Network health care services include inpatient acute care, outpatient and primary care, mental health services, psychosocial rehabilitation, geriatrics care, long-term care, diagnostic services, specialized care such as Blind Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury care, general rehabilitation services, prosthetics, and sensory aids.

Mission
- Honor America's veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.

Vision Statement
- To be a patient centered integrated health care organization for veterans providing excellence in health care, research, and education; an organization where people choose to work; an active community partner and a back-up for National emergencies.

Core Values
-- Trust
- Respect
- Commitment
- Compassion
- Excellence

Domain of Values
-- Quality
- Access
- Function
- Satisfaction
- Cost Effectiveness
- Healthy Communities