About Us | VA Battle Creek Health Care | Veterans Affairs

ABOUT THE BATTLE CREEK VA MEDICAL CENTER The Battle Creek VA Medical Center provides you with outstanding health care, trains America’s future health care providers, and conducts important

medical research. HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES We provide you with health care services at 6 locations in southern and western Michigan. Facilities include our Battle Creek VA Medical Center and

5 community-based outpatient clinics in Wyoming, Muskegon, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Benton Harbor. To learn more about the services each location offers, visit the VA Battle Creek health

services page. The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the Veterans Integrated Service Network 10 (VISN 10), which includes medical

centers and clinics in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Kentucky. Learn more about VISN 10 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The Research Program at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center supports the

research activities of investigators located in Battle Creek, as well as at the Benton Harbor, Lansing, Muskegon, and Wyoming VA Clinic. Through it we aim to offer our Veterans the

opportunity to participate in studies that promote their health and well-being, to attract, train, and retain high caliber clinician-investigators, and ultimately to use research to promote

better health and better health care for Veterans and all Americans. Currently, our projects are primarily in Pharmacy and Mental Health, but we are working to expand research opportunities

to more areas of the Medical Center.  Our growing program thrives on partnerships and we work closely with the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS). We also have continuing and past

partnerships with Ferris State University, Western Michigan University, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, Homer J Stryker Medical School, and

more. We are always seeking to develop new collaborations and expand those we have. FAST FACTS * Battle Creek VA Medical Center serves 44,908 Veterans. 4,759 were women.  * In 2024, we had

1,979 employees. Of that 436 were Veterans. * We had 239 volunteers in 2024 who donated 30,186 hours to help our Veterans. * Battle Creek VA Medical Center was completed in 1924. It was

first called Veterans Hospital Number 100 because it was the 100th VA hospital in the United States. * Our hospital is adjacent to Fort Custer, which is now a National Guard training center.

* Our campus includes 206 acres and about 30 buildings.  * Our hospital has 216 total operating beds. That includes 40 mental health beds, 75 community living center beds and 101

rehabilitation treatment beds. * We keep an active social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. ACCREDITATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Battle Creek VA Medical Center has received the

following awards: * Community Living Center 5 Star Overall Rating, 2023 * National Center for Patent Safety Cornerstone gold status, 2020 * Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence

Award, 2020 * National HeRO Award for Clinical Group-Shringrix RCA team OUR FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS HAVE RECEIVED ACCREDITATION FROM: