MISSION:

The Richard L. Roudebush Indianapolis VA Medical Center, located 2 miles northwest of the heart of downtown Indianapolis, has been serving Indiana Veterans since 1932. As Indiana’s tertiary care facility, Indianapolis VA Medical Center receives referrals from VA facilities at Ft. Wayne and Marion, Indiana, and from nearby Danville, Illinois. Indianapolis VA Medical Center provides acute inpatient medical, surgical, psychiatric, neurological, and rehabilitation care, as well as both primary and specialized outpatient services. Some noteworthy specialized services include comprehensive cardiac care, radiation oncology treatment and community based extended care. Indianapolis VA Medical Center is aggressively utilizing emerging technology in the tele-home care and tele-disease management arenas. The medical center was selected as the site for the Veterans in Partnership VISN 11 Network Polytrauma Center and is providing ongoing support to the returning veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF). Additionally, the medical center will be opening a 50-bed Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program by the end of the fiscal year.

The medical center operates two Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC’s) located in Bloomington, Indiana and Terre Haute, Indiana. The more than 47,000 patients treated by the Indianapolis VA Medical Center require almost 410,000 outpatient visits and over 7,100 inpatient episodes of care yearly. The medical center conducts extensive research and training programs. With annual research support exceeding $16 million, staff members are conducting studies in such areas as diabetes, alcoholism, AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, cardiology, cholesterol, pulmonary diseases, cancer and other areas for veteran health. The Medical Center has nine sharing agreements with the Department of Defense and plays a key role in disaster preparedness as a federal designated coordinating center for National Disaster Medical System.

Can't Make Your Appointment?

Last month, more than 4,000 veterans or more than 10% of our outpatients were unable to keep their appointments. Because we did not hear from them, we were unable to reschedule that time for their fellow veterans. If you can't make your appointment, let us help you re-schedule.

Returning Service Members:

Please contact us at (317) 988-2153.