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The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System is a health care organization that provides care to Massachusetts’ Veterans. It is part of the VA New England Healthcare System, one of 21 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) within the VA. The VA New England Healthcare System includes VA medical centers in Boston and all six New England states. The VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System includes a medical center in Northampton and community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) in Greenfield, Worcester, Pittsfield, Springfield and Fitchburg. ==History== On May 16, 1922, President Warren G. Harding approved construction of a new Veterans Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts, one of 12 new Veterans Hospitals across the country. It was the first Veterans Hospital in Massachusetts and also the first neuro-psychiatric hospital for Veterans in the Country. The site on what is locally known as "Bear Hill" was cleared beginning in July 1922. The Northampton Veterans Hospital opened its doors on May 12, 1924 to the first 10 Veterans transferred from the Northampton State Hospital. By the end of the year the number of patients in residence rose to almost 500 with 260 employees. Up until the end of World War II, most care at the hospital was custodial in nature, but in 1946, the hospital was reorganized and shifted from custodial care to more active treatment. Today, the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System provides service to Veterans across the central and western Massachusetts region. This includes medical, rehabilitative, primary, mental health and long-term care. It provides care on both an inpatient and outpatient basis, serving a population of more than 120,000 veterans across five counties. It offers care in residential settings that include board & care homes and skilled nursing care. The VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine and also has academic affiliations with schools in dentistry, nursing, psychology, psychiatry, optometry, occupational therapy, social work, pharmacy and other health professional and technical fields. The VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System offers the following Special Programs: *Polytrauma Support Clinic Team *Specialized inpatient PTSD program *Inpatient services for the chronically mentally ill *Substance abuse intensive outpatient program *Homeless Veterans programs *Substance abuse, compensated work therapy, transitional residence program *Vocational rehabilitation therapy program (supported employment, transitional work experience, incentive therapy, compensated work therapy) *Weight management for Veterans program *End-of-life/palliative care *Visual Impairment Services *Women Veterans health program *Smoking cessation 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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