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Welcome to the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System

 

About VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System

VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (part of VISN 23 )proudly serves veterans in Nebraska, western Iowa and portions of Kansas and Missouri.  The Omaha facility is an inpatient facility and also a large outpatient clinic for primary and specialty care. The Community Living Center is located in Grand Island. There are community-based outpatient clinics in Lincoln, Grand Island, North Platte, Holdrege, Norfolk, Bellevue and Shenandoah (Iowa).  Learn more about VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System.

 

Omaha VA Medical Center
The VA Medical Center at Omaha is an acute, highly affiliated facility.  It is a teaching hospital providing a full range of patient care services as well as education and research.  Inpatient and outpatient health care is provided through primary care, medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, and geriatrics.  The Omaha VA Medical Center has a major clinical research program.  Strong affiliations exist with the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine and many other allied health facilities.

 

Can't Make Your Appointment?

If you can't make your appointment, let us help you re-schedule.

 

Priority Group 8 Adds Benefits for Thousands of Vets

Starting June 15, more than 260,000 Veterans will be eligible for healthcare program enrollment.  

The change affects Veterans whose incomes exceed the current VA income thresholds by up to 10 percent. Find out if you're eligible with VHA's enrollment calculator.  For more information, visit the VA Health Care Eligibility & Enrollment Web Site.


 

28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games 

In 2008, Omaha hosted the 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, July 25-29, 2008.  Click here to view VA News video coverage of the 2008 Games in Windows Media Player (Closed Captioned).  If you need Windows Media Player or QuickTime, click here.  

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Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1(800)273-TALK (8255)
http://www.mentalhealth.va.gov

 

Returning Service Members
Local Contacts:
Jody, (402) 995-3184
Heather, (402) 995-4149


Telephone Care
Evenings & weekends:
 1-866-687-7382
 
Daytime:  (Monday through Friday)
Call your primary care clinic nurse
 

Contact the VA 

Priority 8 Calculator 

My Healthy Vet - Your Gateway to Veteran Health and Wellness

Booklet - Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents

Returning Service Members

 

Aerial view of VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System at Omaha
Parent Facility
VA Medical Center
4101 Woolworth Avenue
Omaha, NE  68105

Phone: (402)-346-8800

1-800-451-5796

Open 24 hours a day and 7 days a week

Clinic hours:
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Omaha Visitor Information

Public Transportation*
Driving Directions 
Parking 

Facility Map


Outpatient Clinics

Lincoln, Nebraska 
Holdrege, Nebraska 
Grand Island, Nebraska 
North Platte, Nebraska 
Norfolk, Nebraska 

 


Vet Centers

Vet Center - Omaha
2428 Cuming
Omaha, NE 68131
402-346-6735

Vet Center - Lincoln
920 L Street
Lincoln, NE 68508
1-800-228-6838

* Link will take you outside the VA web site. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked websites.