VA - Central Texas Veterans Health Care System

The Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS), accredited by the Joint Commission, is comprised of two large Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers located in Temple and Waco, a large stand-alone outpatient clinic in Austin, four community based outpatient clinics located in Brownwood, Bryan/College Station, Cedar Park, and Palestine plus a rural outreach clinic in La Grange. The system is one of the largest integrated health care systems in the United States and provides a full range of services including medical, surgical, psychiatric, and rehabilitation with inpatient medical/surgical hospital beds, a hospice unit, and community living center (CLC) beds. Located on its Waco campus, CTVHCS has one of the largest inpatient psychiatric facilities and one of only 12 Blind Rehabilitation Centers in the country. CTVHCS serves a Veteran population of more than 252,000, covers 35,243 square miles and 11 congressional districts in 39 counties.

CTVHCS provides transitional medical services and conducts PTSD and traumatic brain injury (TBI) research -- the signature illnesses of these conflicts. CTVHCS has affiliation agreements with Texas A&M College of Medicine/Baylor-Scott and White Healthcare System, the University of Texas Southwestern/Seton Healthcare Network, and the Texas Department of State Health Services. The main CTVHCS Campus is at the Olin E. Teague Veterans' Medical Center in Temple, Texas. CTVHCS has affiliation agreements with Texas A&M College of Medicine/Scott and White, The University of Texas Southwestern Austin/Seton Healthcare Network, and the Texas Department of Health.

Clinics

In addition to our main facilities in Temple and Waco, we have an outpatient clinic in Austin and the Temple Annex PACT Clinic.

We offer services at the LaGrange VA Outreach Clinic and in four community-based outpatient clinics. These clinics are located in Brownwood, Bryan-College Station, Cedar Park, and Palestine


Olin E. Teague Veterans' Medical Center

1901 Veterans Memorial DriveTemple, TX 76504254-778-4811 | 800-423-2111

Waco VA Medical Center

4800 Memorial DriveWaco, TX 76711254-752-6581 | 800-423-2111

Austin Outpatient Clinic

7901 Metropolis DriveAustin, TX 78744512-823-4000 | 800-423-2111

Eligibility

Career Phase:
  • Veterans
  • Retired Military
Discharges Allowed:
  • Honorable
  • General Under Honorable
  • Other than Honorable
Military Branch:
Programs for Family Members:
Service Counties:
  • Bastrop
  • Blanco
  • Burnet
  • Caldwell
  • Hays
  • Travis
  • Williamson
  • Bell
  • Coryell
  • Falls
  • Lampasas
  • McLennan
  • Milam
  • Robertson
  • Limestone
  • Hamilton
  • Bosque
  • Hill
Services Category:
  • Mental Health
  • MH - Counseling
  • MH - MST
  • MH - PTSD
  • MH - Substance Abuse and Therapy
  • MH - TBI
  • Physical Health
  • PH - VA Location
VA Disability Rating Requirement:
  • No Disability Requirement
Vet Plus: