退伍军人事务部启用第47家新医疗诊所 West Burlington 新门诊面积五倍于旧址
华盛顿 — 美国退伍军人事务部（VA）11月9日宣布，位于 Iowa 州 Des Moines 县 West Burlington 市的新门诊诊所当天启用，这是该部自2025年以来启用的第47家新医疗设施。
新诊所是2021年开业的 Burlington 旧诊所的迁址扩建，面积近18,000平方英尺，是旧址的五倍多。新址除扩大初级保健、心理健康、化验与远程医疗服务外，还新增放射、物理治疗与听力服务。诊所达到满负荷运转后可服务3,000多名退伍军人，旧址每年接诊约900人。
退伍军人事务部长 Doug Collins 说：「退伍军人凭自己的服役赢得了快捷、便利的医疗服务，这家新诊所将帮助退伍军人事务部在今后许多年里兑现对 West Burlington 及周边地区退伍军人的承诺。」
该部同时公布2026财年的一组数据：直接医疗预约完成创纪录的8,268万次，比2024财年增加4.9%；社区医疗预约完成6,742万次，增加25.5%；自2025年1月以来，已在正常营业时间之外提供350多万次清晨、晚间与周末预约；2026财年投入48亿美元改造与改善医疗设施，是该部历史上最大的一笔非经常性维护投资。该部称，2026年已有30多万名退伍军人新登记加入其医疗服务。
（来源：美国退伍军人事务部）
VA Opens Its 47th New Healthcare Facility, West Burlington Clinic More Than Five Times the Size of the Old Site
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on November 9 that a new outpatient clinic in West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, opened that day, the department's 47th new healthcare facility since 2025.
The new clinic is a relocation and expansion of the smaller Burlington clinic that opened in 2021. At nearly 18,000 square feet, it is more than five times the size of the old facility. In addition to expanded primary care, mental health, lab and telehealth services, it will offer new services including radiology, physical therapy and audiology. At full operating capacity it will serve more than 3,000 Veterans, compared with roughly 900 seen at the old clinic.
"Veterans deserve quick and convenient access to the care they've earned through their service, and this new clinic will help ensure VA delivers for Veterans in and around West Burlington for years to come," said VA Secretary Doug Collins.
The department also cited fiscal 2026 figures: a record 82.68 million direct care appointments completed, up 4.9% from fiscal 2024; 67.42 million community care appointments, up 25.5%; more than 3.5 million early-morning, evening and weekend appointments offered since January 2025; and $4.8 billion committed in fiscal 2026 to modernize and improve healthcare facilities, the largest non-recurring maintenance investment in VA history. More than 300,000 new Veterans have enrolled in VA healthcare in 2026, the department said.
(Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
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