Los Angeles, CA 90025
Specialty | Hematology |
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Profession | Physician |
The Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA) is one of the largest health care facilities within the Department of Veterans Affairs. GLA consists of two ambulatory care centers, a tertiary care facility and 8 community based outpatient clinics. GLA serves Veterans residing throughout five counties: Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo. There are 1.4 million Veterans in the GLA service area. Our West Los Angeles VA Medical Center and Sepulveda VA Medical Center are teaching hospitals that provide a full range of health services for Veterans, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. We provide professional training in most major medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. GLA is affiliated with both UCLA School of Medicine and USC School of Medicine, as well as more than 45 colleges, universities and vocational schools in 17 different medical, nursing, paramedical and administrative programs.
Within the GLA, we conduct research to discover knowledge, develop VA scientists and health care leaders, and create innovations that advance health care for Veterans and the nation. We offer Veterans the opportunity to participate in and benefit from our work. Our goal is to use research to promote better health and health care for all.
We have one of the largest research programs in the VA. We host 6 research centers of excellence:
Our facilities and programs have received accreditation from the: