February 14, 2025

Veterans World

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V.A. - Providing Health Care for Veterans

The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at ~1,298 health care facilities, including ~171 medical centers and ~1,113 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving ~9 million enrolled Veterans each year.  

Affordable Care Act

Find out how the new health care law affects Veterans’ health care at VA.

Read about the Affordable Care Act »

Mental Health

VA has a variety of mental health resources, information, treatment options, and more — all accessible to Veterans, Veterans’ supporters, and the general public. Explore the pages below to learn more about a specific mental health topic or to find information specifically tailored to your needs.

Click here to go to VA Mental Health site

Crisis Hotline

Launched in 2007, the Veterans Crisis Line started with 14 trained responders working out of a call center in Canandaigua, N.Y. It’s grown to include an online chat and text service with 500 responders in three call center locations. Because many respondents are Veterans, they’re familiar with the challenges Veterans face.

Continuing care after the call, chat, or text, Veterans Crisis Line responders can refer Veterans to a local suicide prevention coordinator (SPC). Available in each VA medical center across the country, SPCs can connect Veterans to the counseling and services they need.

Respondents are also available 24/7 to help active-duty service members and their families and friends through a crisis through the Military Crisis Line. Service members, including members of the National Guard and Reserves, along with their loved ones, can Dial 988 and Press 1, chat online at MilitaryCrisisLine.net, or send a text to 838255 to receive free, confidential support.

Our main campus provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health, dental services, vision care (ophthalmology and optometry), neurology, nutrition counseling, foot care (podiatry), and more. Below, you’ll find our address and hours, parking and transportation information, and the other health services we offer at Orlando VA Medical Center.

Address

13800 Veterans Way
Orlando, FL 32827-5812

Phone numbers

Main phone: 407-631-1000

VA health connect: 877-741-3400

Mental health care: 407-631-2050

Call Non-VA Care within 24 hours upon checking into the nearest Emergency room.

Non-VA Care phone number: 407-646-4000

Orlando VA Medical Center

Clinical hours: Mon. - Sun.: 24/7 | Parking Cost: Free

Wheelchair availability: Orlando VA Medical Center campus has wheelchairs upon arrival for patients who need them to access the building.

Shuttle services & Local transportation services: Coming soon!

Other services: Coming soon!

Beneficiary travel:

Beneficiary travel benefits include round-trip transportation from your home to the medical center, mileage reimbursement, or special mode transport.

VA Health News
Patriots wheelchair team helps Veterans get in the game

VA Boston’s recreation therapy department and the New England Patriots Wheelchair Football Team hosted a Veterans Wheelchair Football Clinic. [...]

Taryn joins the staff at Birmingham VA

Facility dog Taryn assists patients during physical and occupational therapy treatments. [...]

Upcoming sign-in changes protect Veteran data

Jan. 28 is Data Privacy Day. Learn how VA’s secure sign-in changes boost data protection for Veterans and their caregivers. [...]

VA Health Connect reaches millions of Veterans

VA Health Connect has handled more than 120 million calls from Veterans and their families and caregivers. [...]

Veteran has gastric sleeve operation, a life-changing surgery

Veteran Byron Potier weighed almost 300 pounds and was tired and lethargic. He was the perfect candidate for gastric sleeve surgery. [...]

Improving accessibility for Veterans through innovation

A VA biomedical technician at Western North Carolina VA used innovation to fix a problem of Veteran accessibility. [...]

Veteran ready for 2025 Wheelchair Games

Veteran Hank Ebert is a bit of a superstar in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games. He has been attending since 1993. [...]

Get ahead of winter emergencies 

Follow these 10 winter safety tips to stay warm, safe and protected during the cold winter. [...]

Believing in better days ahead

Believing in better days ahead, Army Veteran Mario Reyes was among the first to graduate from Houston VA’s Domiciliary program. [...]

Breathe easier: COPD awareness for Veterans 

Don’t let COPD hold you back. Reach out today for screenings and support and take control of your lung health. [...]

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Military stuff

Military Times
- Jon Guttman
This Medal of Honor recipient became an ace pilot in a day

'Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories amid a WWII turning point. [...]

- Leo Shane III
Protestors demand VA oppose Trump efforts to trim federal workforce

Several dozen union members and VA employees rallied outside the department headquarters amid fears of staff cuts and funding reductions for the agency. [...]

- Leo Shane III
Watchdog agency’s closure could lead to more military financial scams

The White House moved to close the Consumer Financial Protection Board, which fielded 100,000 consumer complaints every month from veterans and troops. [...]

- Leo Shane III
LGBTQ Pride flags banned at VA facilities under new policy

Only the American flag and other state and military-related banners will be allowed to be displayed under the new department policy. [...]

- Jon Guttman
How one GI’s sacrifice helped pave the Army’s way to Aachen, Germany

Jack Pendleton sacrificed all to eliminate a critically placed German machine gun nest. [...]

- Leo Shane III
VA secretary tapped to temporarily lead 2 federal oversight offices

VA Secretary Doug Collins will lead the Office of Government Ethics and the Office of Special Counsel until new directors are named. [...]

- Leo Shane III
Congress starts work this week on annual defense authorization bill

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 11, 2025. [...]

- Jon Guttman
This Medal of Honor recipient jumped on a live flare to save his crew

During the Vietnam War, John Levitow jumped on a live flare to save his crew from death. [...]