VA Portland Health Care System Upgrades Health Care Infrastructure (Photo) - 02/27/26
[PORTLAND, Oregon] – VA Portland Health Care System today announced it has begun infrastructure upgrades to ensure safe and effective patient care.
These projects are part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair and improve department health care facilities in fiscal year 2026 via the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program.
VA Portland Health Care System improvement projects for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 are:
- Vancouver Campus-Bldg. 2 Laundry and Warehouse; heating and cooling system upgrades.
- Vancouver Campus-Community Living Center; wheelchair/disabled persons ramp upgrades to improve emergency egress
- Vancouver Campus-Community Living Center; E-Wing medical gas outlet upgrades
- Portland Campus-Electrical upgrades to improve facility electrical resilience
- Portland & Vancouver Campuses-Information Technology upgrades in order to align with 2027 Federal EHR requirements.
“Improved facilities, equipment and infrastructure mean better care for Veterans, and these funds will enable VA Portland Health Care System to achieve that goal,” said Karla Azcuy, Director. “Better care and safety for Veterans and our staff is our goal, and these projects will enable us to achieve just that.”
These infrastructure investments are part of a host of important initiatives to improve VA during the second Trump Administration. Since Jan. 20, 2025, VA has:
- Reduced the backlog of Veterans waiting for VA benefits by 60%.
- Eliminated the backlog of Veteran families waiting for VA health care.
- Processed record numbers of disability claims, reaching an all-time fiscal-year high of three million claims processed Sept. 30.
- Opened 25 new health care clinics, expanding access for Vets around the country.
- Offered Veterans more than 1.9 million appointments outside of normal operating hours. These early-morning, evening, and weekend appointments are giving Veterans more timely and convenient options for care.
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