The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is proud of our record of accomplishment for 2008, prouder still of the approximately 2,000 employees of the West Palm Beach VA who daily fulfill President Lincoln’s promise to care for veterans and their families, and proudest to have had the opportunity to serve men and women whose dedicated service to our nation in all its wars has enabled generations of Americans to live their lives in freedom. Major accomplishments of the Medical Center for this year include:

  • Helping make a reality the first Internal Medical Residency Program in Palm Beach County.
  • Ranking 14 among 170 VA Medical Centers in the country in performance (access, quality, patient satisfaction).
  • Medical Center Director being selected as the recipient of the 2008 Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive. Less than 5% of Senior Executive Service federal employees receive this award.
  • Exceeding revenue collection goal for FY 2008.
  • Scoring well on Office of General Inspector, Environmental Care and System-wide Ongoing Review Strategy (SOAR) reviews.
  • Expansion of Pain Management, Mental Health, Home Based Primary Care and Mental Health Intensive Case Management programs and securing construction funding for a Cancer Center for 2010 and a Mental Health Outpatient Clinic & Administrative building.
  • Improving Employee Satisfaction scores in every category.
  • Hosting VA Secretary Dr. James B. Peake’s visit to West Palm Beach. Secretary Peake was very complimentary about the WPB VA Medical Center’s work.
  • Providing the bulk of logistical support for the South Florida National Cemetery’s dedication ceremony.
  • Being designated as one of the BEST Workplaces for Commuters by the National Center for Transit Research at the University of South Florida for meeting the National Standard of Excellence for outstanding commuter benefits.