The St. Louis Veterans Administration has announced that work is now under way on a new community based outpatient clinic which will be located in Washington, MO. Veterans will soon be able to get routine medical care and procedures done right here in Franklin County.  In the past, local veterans had to travel either to St, Louis or to Columbia to receive medical treatment.

This new clinic will be located on Roy Drive and will tentatively open in the spring of 2011. Due to the large number of veterans located in this area, Washington is considered to be an ideal location for the new clinic and it is anticipated that approximately 2500 veterans will be able to get most primary medical services taken care of here. The clinic will provide basic services including doctors, nurses, therapists and mental health practitioners.  Veterans currently being treated at other VA facilities will be able to transfer to this new facility with specialty services still being provided by the larger VA facilities in St. Louis or Columbia. We will post additional information as it becomes available.