VA Portland Health Care System Set To Close Lincoln City Clinic - 03/13/26

PORTLAND, Ore.– The VA Portland Health Care System's Lincoln City Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) is set to close on Tuesday, March 31.

Veterans are being transitioned to other VA clinics or community providers. If Veterans and caregivers have any questions or concerns, they are encouraged to call the VA Portland Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) at 971-304-2200, ext. 2, or send a message through MyHealtheVet.

The Newport VA Clinic will remain open for lab services for Veterans who were previously assigned to Lincoln City or Newport. Care teams will continue to manage Veterans’ care virtually after March 31, 2026, until patients are established with new providers.

VA Portland Health Care System To Host Women Veterans’ Virtual Town Hall - 03/13/26

PORTLAND, Ore.– The VA Portland Health Care System is scheduled to host a Women Veterans’ Virtual Town Hall on March 19, 2026, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Registration is required for this event. Those interested in attending are encouraged to register at: https://outlook.office365.com/book/WomenVeteransProgramTownHallandFocus@DVAGOV.onmicrosoft.com/?ismsaljsauthenabled.

The focus of the Virtual Town Hall is on Perimenopause and Menopause. Presenters include; VA Portland Health Care System Dr. Alice Kehaya, MD, Acting Women’s Health Medical Director, Dr. Elizabeth Hulen, PhD, Women’s Health Practice-Based Research Network Site Lead and Dr. Brandon Heuermann, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner for Women’s Health.

Topics include; Menopause Clinical Aspects, Hormone Replacement Therapies, Menopause Research, and a question and answer session where attendees can submit questions via chat for VA experts to address.

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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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