4/22/2010
City Planning Commission Meeting
Thursday, April 22, 2010
City Hall Council Chambers
1300 Perdido St.
10:00 am
On the agenda: VAMC Street Revocation

3/8/2010
Coalition Makes Push for Hospital

3/8/2010
Business Groups Want N.O. Hospitals Built ASAP

3/8/2010
VA Begins Historic Restoration

2/23/2010
Mid-City VA Hospital Street Closures Approved

2/22/2010
Business organizations call for end to N.O. hospital suit

2/19/2010
See New VA Rendered Site-Roof Plan


1/19/2010
NEPA Public Meeting
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Open House
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Meeting
Grace Episcopal Church
3700 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA

10/16/2009
Special Public Hearings on the Master Plan
City Planning Commission
City Council Chambers
1300 Perdido St.
4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

10/13/2009
Special Public Hearings on the Master Plan
City Planning Commission
City Council Chambers
1300 Perdido St.
4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

VAMC Project - Overview

Overview

The new Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), scheduled for a 2013 opening in New Orleans, Louisiana, will be a state-of-the-art hospital and research facility that honors both veterans and their families. As a model for healthcare of the future, it will set the standards for patient-centered care, flexibility and sustainability by partnering with local universities to provide a solid foundation for New Orleans' new knowledge-based economy.

This new, 30-acre campus is being designed to respect its New Orleans neighborhoods, authentically reflect the culture of the region and be a cornerstone for the emerging biosciences industry in New Orleans.

The care provided to veterans over the last half of the 20th century validates both the quality and durability of the VA healthcare system and healthcare in our nation. With the establishment of the new VAMC in New Orleans, the vision and leadership of early VA health system pioneers and supporters, such as President Harry S. Truman, General Omar Bradley, and Dr. Paul R. Hawley, who helped establish symbiotic relationships between VA hospitals and academic medicine, is guaranteed to live well into 21st century and beyond.