退伍军人事务部2026财年第四季度批准26.81亿美元基础设施改善项目
美国退伍军人事务部（Department of Veterans Affairs，VA）10月14日宣布，该部在2026财年第四季度批准了总额26.81亿美元的基础设施改善项目。上述项目由VA 2026财年48亿美元的非经常性维护（Non-Recurring Maintenance，NRM）预算提供资金，VA称这是该部历史上规模最大的单年维护预算，用于VA医疗设施开展重大维护、更换和升级，以维持和提升运营能力与医疗服务水平。VA表示，2026财年可用的48亿美元已全部安排使用。
第四季度批准的维护项目包括：11.83亿美元用于维修和升级医疗设施中老化的基础设施系统；9.38亿美元用于电梯、电气系统、锅炉房等重大建筑升级；5.60亿美元用于设施基础设施的维护与现代化，以支持未来电子健康记录系统的更新。
退伍军人事务部长道格·柯林斯（Doug Collins）表示：“在特朗普总统领导下，我们正在重建这个部门，使其把退伍军人放在首位，这些历史性投资正印证了这一点。”他还表示，VA在医疗和福利方面的大规模改善，是今年已有超过30万名新退伍军人登记加入VA医疗的重要原因。
VA同时公布，2025年1月20日以来，该部2026年在VA医疗系统中新登记退伍军人超过30万人，新开设43家VA医疗机构；2025财年完成直接医疗预约82,083,918人次，创历史新高，较2024财年增长4.1%；完成社区医疗预约59,989,662人次，同样创历史新高，同比增长12%；此外还向退伍军人提供了超过340万个正常工作时间之外的预约时段。
资料来源：美国退伍军人事务部2026年10月14日新闻稿。
VA Approves $2.681 Billion in Infrastructure Improvement Projects in Fourth Quarter of FY 2026
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on October 14 that it approved $2.681 billion in VA infrastructure improvement projects in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026. The projects are funded by VA's $4.8 billion non-recurring maintenance (NRM) budget for FY 2026, which the department described as the largest in its history. The funds will be used by VA medical facilities for significant maintenance, replacements, and upgrades needed to maintain and improve operational capability and healthcare delivery. VA said it obligated all of the $4.8 billion that was available in FY 2026.
Maintenance projects approved in the fourth quarter include $1.183 billion to repair and upgrade outdated infrastructure systems in medical facilities, $938 million for major building upgrades such as elevators, electrical systems, and boiler plants, and $560 million for maintenance and modernization of facility infrastructure to support future electronic health record system updates.
"Under President Trump, we are rebuilding the department, so it puts Veterans first, and these historic investments underscore that fact," said VA Secretary Doug Collins. He added that the improvements VA is making in healthcare and benefits are a major reason more than 300,000 new Veterans have enrolled in VA care this year.
VA also reported that since January 20, 2025, more than 300,000 new Veterans have enrolled in VA healthcare in 2026 and 43 new VA healthcare facilities have opened. The department completed a record 82,083,918 direct care appointments in fiscal year 2025, up 4.1% from FY 2024, and a record 59,989,662 community care appointments in FY 2025, up 12% from FY 2024, and offered Veterans more than 3.4 million appointments outside of normal operating hours.
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs press release, October 14, 2026.
图片来源：图：位于密歇根州安娜堡的退伍军人事务部医疗中心大楼（资料图）。摄影：Dwight Burdette，CC BY 3.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
