Specialization Of Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital
Anaesthesiology
Cardiology
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Cosmetic Surgery
CT Scanning
Dermatology
Endocrinology
Gastro-enterology
General Surgeon
Hematologist
Immunology
Mammography(Digital)
MRI Scanning
Nephrology
Neuro Surgery
Neurologist
Obestetrician/Gynecologist
Oncologist
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Pathology Lab
Pharmacology
Plastic Surgery
Psychiatrist
Sleepless mess
Vascular Surgeon
X-Ray
About Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital
We provide you with health care services at 9 locations in Missouri and Pike County, Illinois. Facilities include our Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia and 8 community-based outpatient clinics located in Jefferson City, Kirksville, Marshfield, Mexico, Osage Beach, Sedalia, St. James, and Waynesville. To learn more about the services each location offers, visit the VA Columbia Missouri health services page.
The VA Columbia Missouri Healthcare System is one of the leading health care systems serving Veterans in the VA Heartland Network. We are an innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 15 (VISN 15), which includes medical centers and clinics in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky,
Fast facts
Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital serves 44 counties in Missouri, as well as Veterans in Pike County, Illinois.
Construction of our hospital began in 1968 to replace a VA hospital in Excelsior Springs that closed in 1951. We admitted our first patient on April 4, 1972.
In 1975, Congress renamed our hospital after President Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president and World War I Veteran. He was a native of Lamar, Missouri.
Our hospital maintains 126 operating beds.
In 2018, we served 37,987 patients and completed 421,617 outpatient visits.
We maintain a partnership with Frederick Douglass High School. Students have paid jobs in the VA Columbia Missouri Healthcare System, and complete self-directed academic work in a classroom with a Douglass teacher.
