Birmingham VA Medical Center
- 700 South 19th Street
Birmingham
,AL
35233
Facility Information:
The Birmingham VA Medical Center (BVAMC) is a 313-bed acute tertiary care facility located in the historic Southside district of the city. The facility provides acute tertiary medical and surgical care to Veterans of Alabama and surrounding states. The medical center serves as a referral center for this population area with 139 operating beds currently. Recent construction provides state-of-the-art facilities and equipment in all clinical programs. Care is provided in practically all medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. Most staff physicians have joint appointments with VA and its primary affiliation, University of Alabama at Birmingham. The BVAMC operates nine Community Based Outpatient Clinics in North Alabama.
Affiliations
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Samford University
- Tuskegee University
- University of Alabama
- University of South Alabama
- Auburn University
- Vanderbilt University
- Florida State University
Authorized Beds
- 313 Authorized
Type of Facility
- Tertiary Care
Special Programs
- Palliative Care
- Open Heart Surgery
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Hemodialysis
- Neurosurgery
- Chemotherapy
- Nuclear Medicine
- Mental Health Clinic
- Home Based Primary Care
- Southeastern Blind Rehabilitation Center
- Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC)
- Research and Development