VA Opens Its 47th New Healthcare Facility, West Burlington Clinic More Than Five Times the Size of the Old Site
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on November 9 that a new outpatient clinic in West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, opened that day, the department's 47th new healthcare facility since 2025.
The new clinic is a relocation and expansion of the smaller Burlington clinic that opened in 2021. At nearly 18,000 square feet, it is more than five times the size of the old facility. In addition to expanded primary care, mental health, lab and telehealth services, it will offer new services including radiology, physical therapy and audiology. At full operating capacity it will serve more than 3,000 Veterans, compared with roughly 900 seen at the old clinic.
"Veterans deserve quick and convenient access to the care they've earned through their service, and this new clinic will help ensure VA delivers for Veterans in and around West Burlington for years to come," said VA Secretary Doug Collins.
The department also cited fiscal 2026 figures: a record 82.68 million direct care appointments completed, up 4.9% from fiscal 2024; 67.42 million community care appointments, up 25.5%; more than 3.5 million early-morning, evening and weekend appointments offered since January 2025; and $4.8 billion committed in fiscal 2026 to modernize and improve healthcare facilities, the largest non-recurring maintenance investment in VA history. More than 300,000 new Veterans have enrolled in VA healthcare in 2026, the department said.
(Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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