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Headquartered in Arlington, Texas the VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network (VISN 17) serves a population of nearly five hundred thousand veterans spread across the majority of Texas and portions of New Mexico and Oklahoma.
2301 East Lamar Blvd.
Suite 650
Arlington
TX
76006
833-284-7212
| Facility Name | State | Status Code | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christus Santa Rosa VA Clinic | Texas | LIMITED | Christus Santa Rosa is a contracted Physician Ambulatory Surgery Center that facilitates necessary surgical procedures performed by VA surgeons. This is not a VA Clinic and no other services are provided at this location. |
| Corpus Christi VA Mobile Medical Unit | Texas | LIMITED | Monday-0900-1600- Rockport TX 78382 -American Legion Tuesday-0900-1600 - Kingsville, TX 78363 -Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg Wednesday-0900-1600 - Alice, TX 78332 -Mi Casa Home Health Care Agency Thursday-1100-1400 Carrizo Springs, TX 78834, Carrizo Springs Civic Center |
| Dallas VA Clinic | Texas | NOTICE | This is not a health care clinic. It provides Veterans who are homeless and at risk of homelessness with one-stop access to community-based, multiagency services to promote permanent housing, health and mental health care, career development and access to VA and non-VA benefits. Walk-ins welcome. |
| Fort Worth New York VA Clinic | Texas | NOTICE | This is not a health care clinic. It provides Veterans who are homeless and at risk of homelessness with one-stop access to community-based, multiagency services to promote permanent housing, health and mental health care, career development and access to VA and non-VA benefits. Walk-ins welcome. |
| Hobbs VA Clinic | New Mexico | NOTICE | The main phone and Mental Health Care phone lines have temporarily changed to 800-472-1365, ext. 2221. Please make a note of the temporary number. We are experiencing technical issues with our standard 575-exchange lines and this 800-number will temporarily resolve the issue. |
| McAllen VA Mobile Medical Unit | Texas | LIMITED | Mondays (0930 - 1530) - Port Isabel: Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center Tuesdays (0930 - 1530) - Falfurrias: Ed Rachal Memorial Library Wednesdays (0900 -1600) - Rio Grande City: Starr County, Courthouse Annex Thursdays (1000 - 1500) - Zapata: Zapata County Community Center |
| North Central Federal VA Clinic | Texas | NOTICE | Beginning April 28, 2025, the Pharmacy at the North Central Federal Clinic will reopen after renovations to the air conditioning system and replacement duct work were completed. |
| Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center | Texas | NOTICE | Clinical hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Facility Name | State | Status Code | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christus Santa Rosa VA Clinic | Texas | LIMITED | Christus Santa Rosa is a contracted Physician Ambulatory Surgery Center that facilitates necessary surgical procedures performed by VA surgeons. This is not a VA Clinic and no other services are provided at this location. |
| Corpus Christi VA Mobile Medical Unit | Texas | LIMITED | Monday-0900-1600- Rockport TX 78382 -American Legion Tuesday-0900-1600 - Kingsville, TX 78363 -Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg Wednesday-0900-1600 - Alice, TX 78332 -Mi Casa Home Health Care Agency Thursday-1100-1400 Carrizo Springs, TX 78834, Carrizo Springs Civic Center |
| Dallas VA Clinic | Texas | NOTICE | This is not a health care clinic. It provides Veterans who are homeless and at risk of homelessness with one-stop access to community-based, multiagency services to promote permanent housing, health and mental health care, career development and access to VA and non-VA benefits. Walk-ins welcome. |
| Fort Worth New York VA Clinic | Texas | NOTICE | This is not a health care clinic. It provides Veterans who are homeless and at risk of homelessness with one-stop access to community-based, multiagency services to promote permanent housing, health and mental health care, career development and access to VA and non-VA benefits. Walk-ins welcome. |
| Hobbs VA Clinic | New Mexico | NOTICE | The main phone and Mental Health Care phone lines have temporarily changed to 800-472-1365, ext. 2221. Please make a note of the temporary number. We are experiencing technical issues with our standard 575-exchange lines and this 800-number will temporarily resolve the issue. |
| McAllen VA Mobile Medical Unit | Texas | LIMITED | Mondays (0930 - 1530) - Port Isabel: Port Isabel Event & Cultural Center Tuesdays (0930 - 1530) - Falfurrias: Ed Rachal Memorial Library Wednesdays (0900 -1600) - Rio Grande City: Starr County, Courthouse Annex Thursdays (1000 - 1500) - Zapata: Zapata County Community Center |
| North Central Federal VA Clinic | Texas | NOTICE | Beginning April 28, 2025, the Pharmacy at the North Central Federal Clinic will reopen after renovations to the air conditioning system and replacement duct work were completed. |
| Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center | Texas | NOTICE | Clinical hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
Should you have questions about this site, VHA Operations, Congressional Concerns or outreach please contact us through the Acting Public Affairs Officer, Christian Harper-Sanchez.
Christian Harper-Sanchez, MSHA, MT (AMT)
Acting Public Affairs Officer | VISN 17
VISN 17 Network Director
VISN 17 Network Director
Dr. Wendell Jones is the Network Director at the Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) No. 17 in Arlington. He directs all clinical activities at seven VA healthcare facilities in Texas. Dr. Jones received his Bachelor of Science from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, and his Medical Degree from Morehouse School of Medicine. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. He worked as a staff physician at the Miami VA Medical Center and as an Emergency Care physician at two hospitals in Miami. Dr. Jones was awarded an Executive Master’s in Business Administration by the University of Miami. Dr. Jones served as the Associate Chief of Staff for Ambulatory Care at the Amarillo VA Medical Center in Amarillo, while holding a staff position at Texas Tech School of Medicine. Dr. Jones was also Associate Chief of Staff for Ambulatory Care at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System and was on staff at UT Health Science Center San Antonio. He also served as the Acting Chief of Staff. Presently, Dr. Jones holds the position of Assistant Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. In addition, he has served as the Acting Network Director in VISN 17 for various times, including approximately one year in 2015. He is a Fellow in the American College of Physicians and is a Certified Physician Executive with the American Association of Physician Leadership. He served as the Internal Medicine section Chair with the National Medical Association and remains on the executive board. He also held the position of the Secretary/Treasurer for the Texas Academy of Internal Medicine Services. He also is on the American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council.
Deputy Network Director
Deputy Network Director
Dr. Jamie Park joined VISN 17 as the Deputy Network Director in April 2021. Dr. Park has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish with a double minor in English and English as a Second Language from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. She completed both a Masters Degree (M.Ed.) and a Doctorate (Ed.D.) from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX with a concentration in Higher Education. Dr. Park spent several years as an administrator in higher education institutions before joining the VA. Dr. Park began her VA career in 2008 when she joined the West Texas VA Health Care System in Big Spring, TX as the Chief of Education. While in West Texas, Dr. Park also served as the Executive Assistant to the Medical Center Director and as acting Associate Director. Dr. Park joined the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System in 2013 as the Executive Assistant to the Medical Center Director before joining VISN 17 in 2015 as the Executive Assistant to the Network Director. In 2018, Dr. Park moved to El Paso, TX where she served as the Associate Director of the El Paso VA Health Care Center for three years. Dr. Park has served as faculty for VISN level Leadership Development Institute, completed VHA’s Health Care Leadership Candidate Development Program in 2013 and the Excellence in Government Fellows Program in 2020.
Acting Chief Medical Officer
Acting Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Potu was officially appointed Deputy Chief Medical Officer of VISN 17 effective July 3, 2022. Dr. Potu has sound leadership qualities and proven experience in the vast clinical landscape. Since April 2021, she served as Director for the VISN Clinical Contact Center to include nine months Deputy CMO and CRH Director in interim capacity. Dr. Potu also served three years as the Associate Chief of Staff for Ambulatory Care at VA North Texas Health Care System. She began her VA career in 2007 at Houston VA and assumed progressively complex assignments at the local and regional levels. Prior to joining VA North Texas, she was the CBOC executive providing oversight to Houston’s nine Community based Out Patient clinics. Dr. Potu completed her medical degree in 1995 from Christian Medical College, Vellore in India. A physician who specializes in Internal Medicine, she did her residency in Internal Medicine at The University of Illinois, Champaign Urbana, and completed a Fellowship in Geriatrics and Academic Medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. Dr. Potu holds a professional certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Chief Nursing Officer
Chief Nursing Officer
Doctor Valerie Rodriguez-Yu was appointed as the Chief Nursing Officer for VA Heart of Texas Healthcare Network effective February 25, 2024. As CNO, Dr. Rodriguez-Yu makes recommendations regarding the development of goals, objectives, and policies involving nursing practice for more than 9,000 nursing personnel within VISN 17. She consistently leads to ensure continuous, timely availability of quality nursing and clinical services. In 2010, Dr. Rodriguez-Yu developed the foundation for the Veterans Affairs Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, one of only five in the country designed to provide intensive rehabilitative care to Veterans and Service Members who experienced severe injuries. Subsequently, she was appointed to the executive leadership team at South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS). During her tenure, she led the cultural transformation to support a positive practice environment for nurses. Dr. Rodriguez-Yu’s visionary leadership as Associate Director for Patient Care Services resulted in designation as a Pathway to Excellence® organization by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. STVHCS was the first VA medical center in Texas to earn this prestigious designation. In 2023, Dr. Rodriguez-Yu again steered STVHCS to become the first level 1A system in VA to secure a second designation. Dr. Rodriguez-Yu earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Phoenix and holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Nurse Leadership from Baylor University. As part of her professional progression, Dr. Rodriguez-Yu is board certified as Nurse Executive-Advanced (NEA-BC) and achieved certification in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP) by the American Organization for Nursing Leadership. She is also a graduate of Veterans Health Administration’s Health Care Leadership Development Program and is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Leaders, American Nurses Association, and Texas Nurses Association.
Quality Management Officer
Quality Management Officer
Mrs. Denise B. Elliott was appointed as the Quality Management Officer for the VA Heart of Texas Healthcare Network in January 2013. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and a Masters Degree (M.S.) in Neuroscience from Baylor University. Mrs. Elliott has over 25 years of healthcare experience within Department of Veterans Affairs. She holds a board certification in healthcare management as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
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