VA Medical Center was a former station on the Green Line "E" Branch. It was closed in 1985 when service on the "E" Branch past Heath Street was "temporarily" suspended.
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The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) led by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health that implements the medical assistance program of the VA through the administration and operation of numerous VA Medical Centers (VAMC), Outpatient Clinics (OPC), Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC), and VA Community Living Centers (VA Nursing Home) Programs.
The VHA is distinct from the U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System of which it is not a part.
The VHA division has more employees than all other elements of the VA combined.
History
The first Federal agency to provide medical care to veterans was the Naval Home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The home was created in 1812 and was followed by the creation of Soldiers Home in 1853 and St. Elizabeth's Hospital in 1855. Congress created the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in 1865 in response to the high number of Civil War casualties. These homes were initially intended to be room and board for disabled veterans. However, by the late 1920s, the homes were providing a level of care comparable to hospital care.
VA Medical Center is a light rail station on the Blue Line on Fort Snelling in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota.
This station is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue with the entrance to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. This is a center-platform station. Service began at this station when the Blue Line opened on June 26, 2004.
North of the station, between it and the 50th Street/Minnehaha Park Station, the Blue Line leaves Minnesota State Highway 55 and travels down the center of Minnehaha Avenue for two blocks.
Bus connections
From VA Medical Center Station, there are direct bus connections to routes 22, 440 and 515.
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VA Medical Center Station is a DART Light Rail station located in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Texas (USA) on Lancaster Road (SH 342) and Mentor Avenue. It opened on May 31, 1997. and is a station on the Blue Line, serving nearby residences and businesses, the Dallas VA Medical Center, and the Dallas Urban League.