VA Medical Center (Marion, Illinois)

 hospital, Veterans Affairs (VA)

www.marion.va.gov/
2401 West Main
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: 618-997-5311

The VA Medical Center and Nursing Home Care Unit are located in Marion, Illinois. The Marion Health Care System operates Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Evansville, Indiana, Mt. Vernon and Effingham, Illinois, and Hanson and Paducah, Kentucky. Veterans from 52 counties in Southern Illinois, Southwestern Indiana and Western Kentucky are served. Marion VAMC is located in the VA Heartland Network and is a general medical and surgery facility which operates 55 acute care beds. It is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology. Comprehensive healthcare is provided through primary care, specialty care and long-term care in medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care. Additional specialty care is available by referral to other VA facilities or contracted facilities. The Marion Nursing Home Care Unit, a 60-bed nursing home facility, is operated on site. The Nursing Home Care Unit's services include extended care rehabilitation, psych-geriatric care, respite, palliative care and general nursing.