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Headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi, the South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16) serves a population of 1.3 million Veterans spread across a 175,000-square mile area that includes Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Alabama, and Florida.
715 S. Pear Orchard Road, Plaza 1
Ridgeland
MS
39157
601-206-6900
| Facility Name | State | Status Code | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biloxi Vet Center | Mississippi | VIRTUAL_CARE | We've closed our Vet Center at this time for the safety of you and our staff. We're conducting all appointments virtually. Please contact us by phone or online. If you need to speak with someone confidentially, please call us anytime 24/7 at 877-927-8387. |
| Naval Hospital Pensacola VA Clinic | Florida | LIMITED | Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00 - 14:00 |
| Springfield, MO Vet Center | Missouri | VIRTUAL_CARE | We've closed our Vet Center at this time, due to weather-related issues. We're conducting all appointments virtually. Please contact us by phone or online. If you need to speak with someone confidentially, please call us anytime 24/7 at 877-927-8387. |
| Facility Name | State | Status Code | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biloxi Vet Center | Mississippi | VIRTUAL_CARE | We've closed our Vet Center at this time for the safety of you and our staff. We're conducting all appointments virtually. Please contact us by phone or online. If you need to speak with someone confidentially, please call us anytime 24/7 at 877-927-8387. |
| Naval Hospital Pensacola VA Clinic | Florida | LIMITED | Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00 - 14:00 |
| Springfield, MO Vet Center | Missouri | VIRTUAL_CARE | We've closed our Vet Center at this time, due to weather-related issues. We're conducting all appointments virtually. Please contact us by phone or online. If you need to speak with someone confidentially, please call us anytime 24/7 at 877-927-8387. |
Network Director
Network Director
Dr. McDougall was appointed Network Director of the South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN
16) in January 2016. As the Network Director, she oversees operations in all or portions of 8 states
(Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma). More than
600k enrolled Veterans receive their care through an integrated system of 8 VA Medical Centers,
62 sites of care, and 3 mobile clinics. The healthcare facilities in V16 range from highly affiliated
complex tertiary care medical centers to less complex medical centers.
Before her appointment as Network Director, Dr. McDougall was the V22 Network Chief Medical
Officer. In that role, she was responsible for all matters of clinical practice, clinical program
deployment, clinical operations, academic affiliations and research across the multiple medical
centers and outpatient clinics in the network. Dr. McDougall has also served as Interim Medical
Center Director at the VA New Mexico and the VA Long Beach Health Care Systems. She was the
Associate Director for Research in the Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center at the VA
Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System where she studied age-related bone and joint disease from
1990 to 2003. Dr. McDougall received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the
University of California, Berkeley in Biochemistry and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at
the University of California, Los Angeles
Deputy Network Director
Chief Medical Officer
Chief Nursing Officer
Quality Management Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Human Resources 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.
