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The VA Capitol Health Care Network (VISN 5) was established in October 1995 and serves Veterans from economically and demographically diverse areas within Maryland, the District of Columbia, and West Virginia, plus portions of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Kentucky. The network includes eight VA medical centers located in Beckley, Clarksburg, Huntington, and Martinsburg, WV; Baltimore, Loch Raven, and Perry Point, MD; and Washington, D.C. In addition, the VA Capital Health Care Network also includes 28 community-based outpatient clinics.
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| Facility Name | State | Status Code | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley VA Mobile Medical Unit | West Virginia | TEMPORARY_CLOSURE | The Mobile Medical Unit is not currently being utilized for health care services. |
| Braxton County VA Clinic | West Virginia | TEMPORARY_CLOSURE | The Braxton County VA Clinic will be closed due to unforeseen maintenance on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. If you have a scheduled appointment, you will be contacted to discuss care options. If you are faced with a medical emergency, dial 911 or present to your nearest Emergency Department. |
| Elkton Vet Center | Maryland | TEMPORARY_LOCATION | The Elkton Vet Center has temporarily relocated to 101 Chesapeake Blvd. Suite C1 in Elkton, MD to support renovations at our former location until June 1, 2026. Please call our office directly at 410-392-4485 if you need assistance, or the Vet Center Call Center 24/7 at 1-877-927-8387. |
| Fort Belvoir VA Clinic | Virginia | NOTICE | The Fort Belvoir Clinic is open for telehealth, phone appointments and limited face-to-face appointments at this time. Phone 202-745-8000, option 2 to make a routine appointment. |
| Facility Name | State | Status Code | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley VA Mobile Medical Unit | West Virginia | TEMPORARY_CLOSURE | The Mobile Medical Unit is not currently being utilized for health care services. |
| Braxton County VA Clinic | West Virginia | TEMPORARY_CLOSURE | The Braxton County VA Clinic will be closed due to unforeseen maintenance on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. If you have a scheduled appointment, you will be contacted to discuss care options. If you are faced with a medical emergency, dial 911 or present to your nearest Emergency Department. |
| Elkton Vet Center | Maryland | TEMPORARY_LOCATION | The Elkton Vet Center has temporarily relocated to 101 Chesapeake Blvd. Suite C1 in Elkton, MD to support renovations at our former location until June 1, 2026. Please call our office directly at 410-392-4485 if you need assistance, or the Vet Center Call Center 24/7 at 1-877-927-8387. |
| Fort Belvoir VA Clinic | Virginia | NOTICE | The Fort Belvoir Clinic is open for telehealth, phone appointments and limited face-to-face appointments at this time. Phone 202-745-8000, option 2 to make a routine appointment. |
Find a VISN 05 Medical Center or Clinic near you. Click on the location below to learn more about each healthcare system, including its outpatient clinics.
VA Maryland Health Care System (Baltimore, Maryland)
VA Beckley Health Care (Beckley, West Virginia)
VA Clarksburg Health Care (Clarksburg, West Virginia)
VA Huntington Health Care (Huntington, West Virginia)
VA Martinsburg Health Care (Martinsburg, West Virginia)
VA Washington DC Health Care (Washington, District of Columbia)
VA Health Connect is the VA’s virtual health care service that makes it easier for you to get the right care, right now. With VA Health Connect, Veterans and caregivers can receive assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to refill a prescription, schedule an appointment, speak with a nurse, or have a virtual medical appointment.
This integrated platform connects you to medical support assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and other medical providers when needed.
One phone number connects you to the Health Connect team.
You can reach VA Health Connect directly at 855-679-0250.
You can also text a nurse or schedule an appointment using VA Health Chat.
For your health, all Veterans, no matter when or where you served, should have a toxic exposure screening by a VA provider. A screening identifies and documents potential exposures and allows for ongoing care and treatment. It will prepare you to make the best choices for your future, including any VBA benefits. We strongly encourage you to have a screening if you were exposed to specific toxins and hazards to include burn pits, sand and dust, particulates, oil well or sulfur fires, chemicals, radiation, warfare agents, depleted uranium, herbicides, and other occupational hazards.
To make an appointment for a toxic exposure screening, call
24/7 Health Connect at 855-679-0250
or use the chat app.
All VISN 5 staff are committed to providing safe, high-quality clinical care to Veterans, on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Through the dedicated efforts of our staff, the VISN had six of its clinical programs recognized by the Veterans Health Administration as “VA Clinical Programs of Excellence.” These are:
VISN 5 has one of two national centers for the study of war-related illnesses, the War-Related Illness and Injury Center, located at the Washington DC VAMC. VISN 5 also has a Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) and a Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) located at the VA Maryland Health Care System.
Each of these programs serves as a national model for Veterans’ health care.
Are you interested in a professionally satisfying career? At VA, you can make a difference in the lives of Veterans and their families while you advance your career or volunteer your time.
Whether you work at VA as a clinician, administrator, skilled trade, or in applied engineering role, the career opportunities are virtually endless. As a clinician, you’ll have the opportunity to practice meaningful, groundbreaking medicine, often treating patients with injuries rarely seen in the private sector. In an allied support role, you’ll contribute to the overall wellbeing of countless patients, loved ones, and colleagues.
Our network of eight facilities gives you access to some of the most interesting and varied opportunities, supported by some of the most advanced technologies.
Start your VA career by choosing the location nearest you, or for clinicians:
Physicians – VISN5HRStaffing_PhysicianRecruitment@va.govÂ
Nurses – VISN5NurseRecruiters@va.govÂ
VA Maryland Health Care System (Baltimore, Loch Raven, Perry Point)
Connect with VA health care providers and support staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Make or cancel appointments, speak to a nurse, refill your medications, or have a virtual medical appointment.
If you are seeking information about filing a claim or the current status of your claim, please contact the national contact center or your local VBA regional office listed below.
Huntington, WV: 304-399-9205
Washington, DC: 202-530-9162
Are you looking for an answer to an HR question? Where to find your telework agreement or eOPF, SF50, or navigate how to change your life insurance beneficiary? The HR Information Desk can guide you to the right place.
Patient experience, in VA, embraces all the interactions patients have with employees and the health care system, from communication to the physical environment and space. Each VA medical center has patient advocates in place to help address your concerns with health care issues that cannot be resolved at the point of service or at an easily accessible higher level.
Baltimore: 410-605-7000 x57099
Loch Raven: 410-605-7000 x57542
Perry Point: 410-642-2411 x25097
Beckley: 304-255-2121 x4064
Clarksburg: 304-623-3461 x3035
Huntington: 304-429-6755 x2268
Martinsburg: 304-263-0811 x3068
Washington DC: 202-745-8588
Interim Network Director, VISN 5
Interim Network Director, VISN 5
Mr. Daniel L. Dücker was appointed as the Interim Network Director for Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 in March 2026. As the Interim Network Director, he provides oversight and support for 8 medical centers and 28 community clinics throughout Maryland, Northern Virginia, the District of Columbia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, staffed by over 12,800 employees, with 1,664 authorized beds, and a budget of $4.6 billion.
Beginning in April 2022, he served as Executive Director of the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. In this role, Mr. Dücker oversaw health care operations for two Level 1A VA medical centers and 22 outpatient clinics serving more than 157,000 enrolled Veterans living in middle Tennessee, southern Kentucky, and northern Georgia. He leads an executive leadership team of seven and 5,100 employees with an annual operating budget of $1.8 billion. Under his leadership, he has maintained strong academic affiliations and cutting-edge research advancements with five medical institutions, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Meharry Medical College, and more than 100 associated health residency programs. He also championed a new partnership and resource-sharing agreement with Fort Campbell Army Post and Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, resulting in the newly constructed Fort Campbell VA Clinic, making this the only VA-DoD health care clinic in Kentucky and the second in Tennessee.
Mr. Dücker became the Fayetteville VA Coastal Health Care System Executive Director in June 2019. As the executive director, he led a team of more than 2,500 health care professionals and staff, serving more than 85,000 Veterans at 15 locations across 19 counties in southeast North Carolina, with an overall operating budget exceeding $750 million.
Before assuming the role of executive director at Fayetteville VA, he served as the acting deputy network director for the VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6) in Durham, North Carolina, and as interim medical center director for the VA Maine Healthcare System – Togus in Augusta, Maine. Mr. Dücker began his VA career in April 2009 as the executive assistant to the chief of staff at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Florida.
During his eight years in Tampa, he also served successively as the clinical operations and business analyst/group practice manager before accepting a position in July 2017 as the associate medical center director at the VA Maine Healthcare System.
Mr. Dücker retired from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2017 as a Medical Service Corps officer at the rank of Colonel after nearly 34 years of service. He received numerous awards during his military service, including the Legion of Merit (2) and the Bronze Star for leadership and meritorious service as a Commander in Afghanistan.
A 1987 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in therapeutic recreation, he also earned a Master of Education in higher education administration at the University of South Carolina in 1992, as well as a Master of Arts in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College in 2010. He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Reserve Officers Association, the American Legion, and the Military Officers Association of America.
Deputy Network Director, VISN 5
Deputy Network Director, VISN 5
Mr. Joseph M. Scotchlas, FACHE, was appointed deputy network director of the VA Capitol Healthcare Network (VISN 5) on June 21, 2022. As deputy network director, he oversees operations at eight medical centers and 28 community clinics throughout Maryland, Northern Virginia, the District of Columbia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, staffed by over 12,000 employees with an annual budget exceeding $2 billion, providing care to over 235,000 Veterans. Mr. Scotchlas leads the auditing, biomedical engineering, business development, compliance, capital asset, emergency management, finance, logistics, police, prosthetics, and safety & occupational health functions across the network.
Before joining VISN 5, Mr. Scotchlas served as the Assistant Healthcare System Director of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System and as the Acting Associate Healthcare System Director of the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System. He started with VA in 2012 as an administrative fellow in the Graduate Health Administration Training Program (GHATP) at the VA Sunshine Healthcare Network.
Mr. Scotchlas began his health care career in 2006, working as both a paramedic and an emergency medical technician for several 911-based services in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mr. Scotchlas’ first VA experience was as an administrative intern at the Washington, DC, VA Medical Center.
Mr. Scotchlas holds a Master of Healthcare Administration degree and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science degree from The University of Scranton, Pennsylvania. He is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), a 2019 graduate of the Health Care Leadership Development Program, and is board-certified in health care management. He received the Regent’s Award from ACHE in 2015 and a Distinguished Service Award from the NEPA Healthcare Management Forum in 2012.
Chief Medical Officer, VISN 5
Chief Medical Officer, VISN 5
Dr. Mark Kobelja was appointed the chief medical officer for the Veterans Integrated Service Network 5 effective June 30th, 2024. Previously he was the chief of staff at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, TX from March 2021 through June 2024.
After graduation from Spring Hill College with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics he was commissioned in the U.S. Navy and completed two tours as a surface warfare officer. He was selected for medical training and attended the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Kobelja went on to complete his residency in anesthesiology at the National Naval Medical Center and a pain medicine fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology and has held numerous clinical and academic appointments.
He is a 33-year Veteran of the U.S. Navy with physician executive leadership experience in academic military medical referral centers and senior medical advisor roles including director, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and surgeon general for U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
Chief Nursing Officer & Interim Quality Management Officer, VISN 5
Chief Nursing Officer & Interim Quality Management Officer, VISN 5
Ms. Alissa K. Stredney was appointed chief nursing officer for VISN 5 on March 24, 2024. Previously she was the quality management officer and chief nursing officer for the network, holding that appointment since August 2, 2020. She also held the role of acting quality management officer in VISN 12. She started her VA career in 2006 at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville, IL., where she also served as acting associate director of patient care services. In her current role, she is responsible for nursing practice for the network, in addition to oversight of several VISN-wide programs. She has a strong background in infection control and was an adjunct clinical associate in the field of quality improvement at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
Her 27 years of nursing experience in clinical, consultative and administrative roles includes previous VA experience as the VISN 12 deputy quality management officer, chief of quality management and infection control coordinator for the VA Illiana Health Care System, in addition to psychiatric, public health, family practice, obstetrics and gynecology nurse positions in the private sector. Ms. Stredney is a member of the Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs and the American College of Healthcare Executives. She holds a certification in Healthcare Quality, is a VHA certified mentor, a graduate of the VISN 11 LEAD program, and a 2015 graduate of the Health Care Leadership Development program. Ms. Stredney earned a Master of Science in Nursing Education from Indiana Wesleyan and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Lakeview College of Nursing.
When you can't see a VA health care provider in person, here are some ways to connect to VA virtually — by text, chat, secure messaging, online, over the phone, and using apps. Explore each option and decide which is best for you.
