VA Building New Clinic in Cape Coral
September 14, 2006
WASHINGTON – To provide world-class health care closer to where more Lee County veterans live, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs today announced the acquisition of 30 acres in Cape Coral for construction of a new outpatient clinic.
“VA has established itself as one of the top health care organizations in the country,” said the Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. “By putting health care facilities in more communities, we’re enhancing veterans’ access to world-class health care.”
Nicholson said VA intends to construct a 200,000-square foot outpatient clinic on a site near Diplomat Parkway and Corbett Road. The site, purchased for $9.9 million, replaces a facility in Ft. Myers. The timeline for construction has not been established.
In Florida, VA spent more than $5.2 billion last year to serve the state’s 1.8 million veterans. VA operates six major medical centers in Florida, with 42 outpatient clinics, seven nursing homes and 10 Vet Centers.
With 154 hospitals and more than 850 outpatient clinics, VA has the largest integrated health care system in the country. VA’s health care budget of nearly $30 billion this year will provide health care to about 5.4 million people during nearly 600,000 hospitalizations and 57 million outpatient visits.
