Veterans Health Administration
As members of the largest integrated healthcare delivery system in America and the fourth largest network in the Veterans Health Administration, VA Southeast Network (VISN 7) is committed to ensuring Veterans receive highly integrated and coordinated care and support services.
Located in one of the fastest growing regions across the nation, VISN 7 covers 244 counties in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina; and provides oversight for eight major medical facilities located in Atlanta, Ga.; Augusta, Ga.; Dublin, Ga.; Birmingham, Ala.; Central Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Charleston, S.C.; and Columbia, S.C. Two are dual-campus facilities; three facilities are complexity level 1A, two are 1C, one is level 2 and one is level 3.
3700 Crestwood Parkway
Suite 500
Duluth
GA
30096
678-924-5700
As members of the largest integrated healthcare delivery system in America and the fourth largest network in the Veterans Health Administration, VA Southeast Network (VISN 7) is committed to ensuring Veterans receive highly integrated and coordinated care and support services.
Located in one of the fastest growing regions across the nation, VISN 7 covers 244 counties in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina; and provides oversight for eight major medical facilities located in Atlanta, Ga.; Augusta, Ga.; Dublin, Ga.; Birmingham, Ala.; Central Alabama; Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Charleston, S.C.; and Columbia, S.C. Two are dual-campus facilities; three facilities are complexity level 1A, two are 1C, one is level 2 and one is level 3.
3700 Crestwood Parkway
Suite 500
Duluth
GA
30096
678-924-5700
| Facility Name | State | Status Code | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany VA Clinic | Georgia | CLOSED | Our Albany VA Clinic is closed today due to a water service issue. We expect the clinic to re-open Tuesday, Nov. 12, for regular hours. All affected Veterans will be contacted to re-schedule or offer virtual appointments. |
| Birmingham VA Mobile Clinic | Alabama | LIMITED | The MMU will primarily deliver care that is specialized to assist Veterans who are currently homeless, and many who are formerly homeless but have difficulty getting to care at a VA facility. |
| Charleston VA Clinic | South Carolina | NOTICE | This is NOT a VA Clinic. If you wish to contact the Community Resource and Referral Center, please call 843-577-5011. If you are looking to receive health care please visit one of our other system locations that are ready to support you in your health care journey. |
| Myrtle Beach VA Clinic | South Carolina | LIMITED | The Myrtle Beach VA Clinic is open. Our outpatient clinic offers primary care and specialty health services, including mental health services, radiology, and optometry. |
| North Charleston VA Clinic | South Carolina | LIMITED | The Trident VA Clinic is open with limited in-person services. All virtual services of care are active. All urgent and emergency operations are open for in-person care, including mental health. |
| Northeast Cobb County VA Clinic | Georgia | CLOSED | Please contact the Atlanta VA Healthcare System at 40-321-6111 for updated information. |
| Trident VA Clinic | South Carolina | LIMITED | The Trident VA Clinic is open with limited in-person services. All virtual services of care are active. All urgent and emergency operations are open for in-person care, including mental health. |
| Facility Name | State | Status Code | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany VA Clinic | Georgia | CLOSED | Our Albany VA Clinic is closed today due to a water service issue. We expect the clinic to re-open Tuesday, Nov. 12, for regular hours. All affected Veterans will be contacted to re-schedule or offer virtual appointments. |
| Birmingham VA Mobile Clinic | Alabama | LIMITED | The MMU will primarily deliver care that is specialized to assist Veterans who are currently homeless, and many who are formerly homeless but have difficulty getting to care at a VA facility. |
| Charleston VA Clinic | South Carolina | NOTICE | This is NOT a VA Clinic. If you wish to contact the Community Resource and Referral Center, please call 843-577-5011. If you are looking to receive health care please visit one of our other system locations that are ready to support you in your health care journey. |
| Myrtle Beach VA Clinic | South Carolina | LIMITED | The Myrtle Beach VA Clinic is open. Our outpatient clinic offers primary care and specialty health services, including mental health services, radiology, and optometry. |
| North Charleston VA Clinic | South Carolina | LIMITED | The Trident VA Clinic is open with limited in-person services. All virtual services of care are active. All urgent and emergency operations are open for in-person care, including mental health. |
| Northeast Cobb County VA Clinic | Georgia | CLOSED | Please contact the Atlanta VA Healthcare System at 40-321-6111 for updated information. |
| Trident VA Clinic | South Carolina | LIMITED | The Trident VA Clinic is open with limited in-person services. All virtual services of care are active. All urgent and emergency operations are open for in-person care, including mental health. |
Find a VISN 07 Medical Center or Clinic near you. Click on the location below to learn more about each healthcare system, including its outpatient clinics.
Atlanta VA Health Care System (Decatur, Georgia)
VA Augusta Health Care System (Augusta, Georgia)
Birmingham VA Health Care System (Birmingham, Alabama)
VA Central Alabama Health Care System (Montgomery/Tuskegee, Alabama)
Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System (Charleston, South Carolina)
Columbia VA Health Care System (Columbia, South Carolina)
VA Dublin Healthcare System (Dublin, Georgia)
VA Tuscaloosa Healthcare System (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
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As part of the VA’s nationwide effort to reduce Veteran homelessness to record lows, the Atlanta VA Health Care System, in collaboration with key community partners, permanently housed 803 local Veterans experiencing homelessness this year. Atlanta exceeded its target by 196.1%, placing it fifth among the top seven communities in the nation for reducing Veteran homelessness. Additionally, only 2.1% of those Atlanta-area Veterans returned to homelessness within the same period.
The Columbia VA Health Care System has been awarded four Certified Zero Harm Awards for 2024. South Carolina’s Zero Harm program was created by the South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) in collaboration with The Duke Endowment and The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Health to support statewide efforts to create a culture of high reliability and reduce harm in the state’s healthcare facilities.
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.
Availability:
VA Health Connect is a phone call away wherever you are. You’ll talk to a real person who will get you the help you need. If you’re not sure which number to call, visit Find VA Locations or VHA Facility Search to identify your regional health facility.
Hours of Operation:
24/7, 365 days a year
How to access:
By telephone or chat, in participating locations.
Services:
Who will I speak with?
Depending on what you need, you’ll speak with a medical support assistant, registered nurse, medical provider, pharmacist or pharmacy technician.
Tele-Emergency Care Program is designed to provide you with same-day care for a variety of injuries or illnesses from the comfort of your home. Tele-Emergency Care can help treat many common conditions such as:
VISN 7’s Tele-Emergency Care Program is staffed with experienced emergency physicians, nurses, and support personnel trained to handle various medical conditions. The program also includes integrated care coordination, ensuring that you receive follow-up care and support after your initial consultation.
The Clinical Contact Center also provides you with assistance in meeting your clinical, pharmacy, scheduling, and administrative needs. It provides the right care at the right time, to enhance your patient outcome and experience.
The VISN 7 VA Health Connect Clinical Contact Center can be reached at 1-855-679-0214.
When a Veteran calls the number and selects option three, a nurse will evaluate the patient’s symptoms. If needed, the Veteran will be transferred to Tele-Emergency Care for immediate assistance. Tele-EC hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The PACT Act is a law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances. This law helps us provide generations of Veterans—and their survivors—with the care and benefits they’ve earned and deserve.
This page will help answer your questions about what the PACT Act means for you or your loved ones: https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/
For Women Veterans, VA is Here
VA welcomes women Veterans. We are committed to providing high-quality services in a sensitive and safe environment at all VA facilities. Women Veteran Program Managers are available at each VA medical center to assist women Veterans with questions and coordinate services (see contact information on this page).
Each woman Veteran is assigned a Women’s Health Primary Care Provider. These experienced providers are trained to deliver comprehensive primary care, as well as routine women’s health care. You will be at the center of a Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) where a provider, nurse, and others will work with you to manage your health care:
Learn more about the gender-specific services VA has to offer
Women Veterans Call Center
The Women Veterans Call Center provides women Veterans information about VA services and resources, benefits, and eligibility. The toll-free line is available Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. ET and on Saturdays 8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. ET. Please see our Women Veterans Call Center website or call 855-VA-WOMEN (855-829-6636). Call, chat, or text are all available.
For Public Affairs matters, send a note to VISN 7 Office of Communications.
For Veterans benefits-related complaints and issues, contact the Atlanta Regional Office.
Open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The Columbia VA Health Care System has been awarded four Certified Zero Harm Awards for 2024. South Carolina’s Zero Harm program was created by the South Carolina Hospital Association (SCHA) in collaboration with The Duke Endowment and The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Health to support statewide efforts to create a culture of high reliability and reduce harm in the state’s healthcare facilities.
Click this link to learn more: Columbia VA Health Care System wins 2024 Certified Zero Harm Awards | Communities | coladaily.com
The benefits of Axon Therapy to treat chronic neuropathy pain are being shared across the country.
The New York Harbor VA began using Axon Therapy. Some VA medical centers are beginning a contract to begin Axon therapy, while others physicians are learning its capabilities.
“In a large organization such as VA, changes can take a while to adopt,” said Dr. Marshall Bedder, Chief of Pain Medicine at VA Augusta Health Care System. “Overall I do see a growing interest in magnetic peripheral nerve stimulation (mPNS), a very effective noninvasive option for painful neuropathic pain.”
Dr. Bedder will present at the Puget Sound VA in Seattle this week, and at the Miami VA in late December. Also, he will present to the Advanced Rehabilitation Center, the Intrepid Center, located on the grounds of Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas next week.
What is Axon Therapy? VA Augusta First VA In Country To Use Innovative Tech To Reduce Chronic Pain | VA Augusta Health Care | Veterans Affairs
Network Director
Dr. David M. Walker was appointed the Network Director for the VA Southeast Network (VISN 7), Duluth, GA, effective July 2021. Before his appointment, he was the Interim Network Director for the VA MidSouth Healthcare Network (VISN 9) since January 2021 and the Director for the GV (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans’ Hospital and Clinics (GVMVAMC) in Jackson, MS, since December 2015.
As Director of the VA Southeast Network, Dr. Walker oversees the third-largest Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) with an allocated budget of $7.9 billion for FY24. In this role, he leads over 21,500 employees, eight healthcare systems comprised of 12 Medical Centers, and 62 Community-Based Outpatient Clinics in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina, providing coverage for nearly 1.3 million Veterans. VA Southeast Network serves 25 Congressional Districts, 13 Vet Centers, eight State Veterans Homes, three VBA Regional Offices, seven National Cemeteries, and three State Veteran Cemeteries.
Dr. Walker is board certified in Psychiatry and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He has also served as president of the Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association. Dr. Walker graduated from the military medical school, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and completed a United States Air Force (USAF)/civilian psychiatry training program and a subsequent forensic psychiatry fellowship training program at the University of South Carolina. As a USAF forensic psychiatrist, he helped reestablish the service-wide Wilford Hall Medical Center Air Force Forensic Psychiatry Evaluation Service.
After completing his military service, he served as Clinical Director of Forensic Services for Georgia’s only maximum-security forensic hospital. Dr. Walker also has publications related to military psychiatric topics, including a book chapter published in 2020 on Fitness for Duty in the US Military. From 2001 to 2010, Dr. Walker served five times as a board examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. In 2019 Dr. Walker presented at the VA TEDx event on changing culture through commitment management.
Dr. Walker completed a Bachelor of Science at the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, in 1987, a Doctor of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, in 1991, and a Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) in 2012 at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
Network Director
Deputy Network Director
Ms. Benita Miller was appointed Deputy Network Director for the VA Southeast Network (VISN 7) in September 2019. Ms. Miller oversees financial, capital, and planning resources in her role.
Ms. Miller served as Chief Operating Officer/Associate Director at the Hampton, Virginia, VA Medical Center from July 2010 to September 2013. In this role, Ms. Miller directed strategic and administrative operations for a $270 million operational budget in a facility serving over 40,000 Veterans. Ms. Miller served as Interim Medical Center Director at the Hampton VAMC from June 2012 to January 2013.
Ms. Miller served as the Chief Benefits Officer for the Veterans Health Administration from September 2013 to January 2016. Ms. Miller began her career with the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1998. During her tenure with VA, she has held positions in various capacities, including Clinical Social Worker, Administrative Officer for Primary Care and Sub-Specialty Medicine, Advanced Clinical Access Coordinator, Executive Assistant to the Director, and VISN Health System Specialist. Ms. Miller also served as the Administrator of the Waco, Texas, VA Medical Center, where she managed regulatory compliance, fiscal operations, and significant capital structure improvements.
Ms. Miller received a Bachelor of Social Work from South Carolina State University, a Master of Social Work from the University of South Carolina, and a Master of Health Administration from Baylor University. Ms. Miller is Board Certified as a Fellow in the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE). She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker – Clinical Practice. Ms. Miller graduated from the VA Health Care Leadership Institute and the VA Executive Career Field Candidate Development Program. Ms. Miller is a member of the VHA Healthcare Leadership Development Advisory board. She is a recipient of the 2015 ACHE Regent’s Senior Healthcare Leader Award. Ms. Miller is a 2019 graduate of the U. S. Office of Personnel Management’s Senior Executive Assessment Program.
Deputy Network Director
Chief Medical Officer
As Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Roberts is responsible for providing clinical expertise and oversight to support exceptional healthcare quality and delivery in the VA Southeast Network which includes 1.2 million Veterans throughout 244 counties, including eight health care systems across Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama.
In her previous experience as the Deputy Executive Director for the VHA Office of Quality Management (OQM), Dr. Roberts directly supervised the OQM national program offices which provide technical expertise, guidance, and oversight in areas foundational to healthcare excellence including external accreditation, credentialing and privileging, medical-legal risk management, evidence-based practice, and continuous process improvement through the National Improvement Office. Her leadership in this role was instrumental to the success of several national projects including co-lead for the establishment of the recurring VISN Quality and Patient Safety (QPS) Engagements, co-lead for the OPPE/FPPE Awareness to Action Campaign, and development of the EHRM Quality and Patient Safety Professionals Orientation Guidebook.
As the Chief of Staff at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Dr. Roberts was instrumental in supporting the facility’s transformation from a “high risk” facility in 2017 to one of 18 VHA High Reliability Organization pilot sites in 2019. Additionally, she led a safe and successful medical center response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Roberts is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Healthcare Executives.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY:
2024—Present Chief Medical Officer, VA Southeast Network (VISN 7)
2021—2024 Deputy Executive Director, VHA Office of Quality Management
2016 – 2021 Chief of Staff, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS
2014 – 2016 Deputy Chief of Staff, Gulf Coast VA Health Care System, Biloxi, MS
2011 – 2014 Clinic Practice Manager, Bend CBOC, VA Portland HCS, Portland, OR
EDUCATION:
2016 Masters of Business Administration, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR
2001 Masters of Public Health, Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY
1994 Doctorate of Osteopathy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA
1989 Bachelor of Science, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Chief Medical Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Ms. R. Shuron Hunter, MSHA, VHA-CM, was appointed Chief Operating Officer for the VA Southeast Network (VISN 7) in October 2019. Ms. Hunter began her career with the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2001 as an Administrative Resident. During her tenure, she has held positions with increasing responsibility, including Administrative Officer for Mental Health, Administrative Officer for Surgery, Facility Planner, Health System Specialist, and Associate Director. Due to Ms. Hunter’s noted ability to effectively lead staff while increasing performance, she has served as Interim Chief of Mental Health, Interim Chief of Engineering, and Interim Assistant Director.
Ms. Hunter received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Tuskegee University, a Master of Science in Health Administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a Certificate in Gerontology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Ms. Hunter is a VHA Certified Mentor and a Network Executive Healthcare Leadership Institute graduate. Ms. Hunter is also a 2019 graduate of the U. S. Office of Personnel Management’s Senior Executive Assessment Program.
Chief Operating Officer
Quality Management Officer
Ms. Annette Wyatt, RN, was appointed Quality Management Officer for the VA Southeast Network (VISN 7) in January 2021. In this role, she leads and oversees all quality-related operations across the network and ensures the network’s eight healthcare systems provide safe, high-quality care.
Ms. Wyatt is a results-driven senior healthcare professional who began her career as a registered nurse at the Birmingham VA Medical Center in 1991. Her more than 30 years of progressive, diverse leadership experience at Birmingham includes serving as the Assistant Medical Center Director, Director of Quality Management, Primary Care Director, Interim Chief of the Blind Rehabilitation Center, Business Management Liaison Case Manager, Medicine-Surgical Case Manager, Transplant Coordinator, a certified Emergency Department trauma nurse, and a staff nurse for many of the inpatient units.
Ms. Wyatt received an Associate Degree from Jefferson State Community College in 1989, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 1991, and a Master of Science in Nursing Degree from Troy University in 1997. In 1998, she received the Secretary Veteran Affairs Hands and Heart Award. Ms. Wyatt completed the Network Executive Health Care Leadership Institute 2011. She is certified in Health Care Data Analytics and is a VHA certified Mentor.
Quality Management Officer
Chief Nursing Officer
Ms. Latrouna L. Tobias, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, was appointed Chief Nursing Officer for VA Southeast Network (VISN 7), effective July 17, 2022. Ms. Tobias was born and raised in Liberty, MS. She received her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Jackson State University (1998), Associate in Applied Sciences from Hinds Community College/Allied Health (2001), and master’s degree in Nursing Science from the University of Phoenix (2010). She is board certified as a Nurse Executive Advanced (NEA-BC) and is a member of the Mississippi Nurses Association and the American Nurse Association.
Ms. Tobias began her career as a registered nurse 21 years ago. She worked as a Student Nurse Technician at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC from 2000-2001. Ms. Tobias provided Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, MS, with six years of quality service as a staff nurse assigned to Medical-Surgical and ICU care. In August 2007, Ms. Tobias rejoined the VA family as a staff nurse in the Surgical ICU.
Before being appointed the VISN 7 Chief Nursing Officer, Ms. Tobias was the Deputy Associate Director of Patient Care Services (DADPCS) for the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC. During her 15-year tenure with the Jackson VAMC, she served as Nurse Manager as the Chief Nurse Ambulatory & Clinical Support Services, providing oversight for the Emergency Department, Primary Care, Outpatient Specialty Clinics, Clinical Call Center, Dialysis, and various National programs such as Health Promotion Disease Prevention, Safe Patient Handling, External Peer Review Program, Transition and Care Management Program, and the Interprofessional Pressure Injury Program. She provided provisional oversight for the medical center’s 33-bed Medical-Surgical/Telemetry/Oncology Unit. As an executive consultant, Ms. Tobias served a 120-day detail assignment in Care in the Community. Without a nurse executive, Ms. Tobias served as the Acting Associate Director, Patient Care Services for the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC from May-November 2021.
Ms. Tobias serves as a coach and mentor. She attended the virtual FY21 VHA New Executive (NExT) Training Program. Ms. Tobias represented the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC at the 2019 National High-Reliability Organization (HRO) Conference resulting in the development of a Care Coordination Team in Primary Care that provides quality care to non-enrollees during the transitional period from the community back to VA for immediate healthcare needs.
Chief Nursing Officer
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.
