The West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center is among a network of housing, shelter, utilities, food preparation facilities and a hospital mandated to permanently serve veterans at the West Los Angeles VA Soldiers Home. The approximately 400 remaining acres of the Soldiers Home is located adjacent to the West Los Angeles, Westwood and Brentwood neighborhoods of Los Angeles, has its own ZIP code and accounts for most of the over $1,100,000,000 Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System's annual federal budget. Operated by the Veterans Health Administration, the West Los Angeles VA Soldiers Home is the first U.S. government facility for homeless Veterans and the only one it permanently maintains in public trust to house them.
West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
Geography
Location
11301 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90073, Los Angeles, California, United States
The medical facility, which sits on land donated by Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker in 1887,[1] was previously known as the Sawtelle Veterans Home. This became the Wadsworth Hospital in 1927 and was rebuilt in 1977 into the present modern building.
In 2011 a group of homeless veterans sued the center, claiming that the VA was renting land in the center for commercial gain and ignoring the needs of homeless veterans for housing.[1][2] In 2015, as part of the settlement of the 2011 lawsuit,[3] the Department of Veterans Affairs released a draft master plan for the future of the campus.[2]
In 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a plan to add 1,200 units of housing for homeless veterans to the hospital campus.[4]
Directional signs, Veterans Home and Hospital, west Los Angeles, California
See alsoedit
Besides the hospital, other sites of interest at West Los Angeles VA Soldiers Home and adjacent federally owned, unincorporated land in the area of Sawtelle, Westwood and Brentwood:
^ abJaffe, Ina. "Los Angeles VA Has Made Millions On Rental Deals". Morning Edition. NPR News. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
^ ab"Draft master plan is unveiled for long-neglected VA campus in West L.A." L.A. Times. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
^"U.S. settles suit over misuse of West L.A. veterans campus". L.A. Times. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
^"1,200 housing units for homeless veterans planned at West LA's VA Medical Center, UCLA baseball stadium to remain on property". Los Angeles Daily news. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
^"Purple Line Extension Transit Project - Section 3 Fact Sheet – Station Locations" (PDF). Metro Los Angeles. Winter 2019. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
External linksedit
Official VA West Los Angeles Medical Center website
January 01, 1970
west, angeles, medical, center, west, angeles, veterans, affairs, medical, center, among, network, housing, shelter, utilities, food, preparation, facilities, hospital, mandated, permanently, serve, veterans, west, angeles, soldiers, home, approximately, remai. The West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center is among a network of housing shelter utilities food preparation facilities and a hospital mandated to permanently serve veterans at the West Los Angeles VA Soldiers Home The approximately 400 remaining acres of the Soldiers Home is located adjacent to the West Los Angeles Westwood and Brentwood neighborhoods of Los Angeles has its own ZIP code and accounts for most of the over 1 100 000 000 Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System s annual federal budget Operated by the Veterans Health Administration the West Los Angeles VA Soldiers Home is the first U S government facility for homeless Veterans and the only one it permanently maintains in public trust to house them West Los Angeles VA Medical CenterGeographyLocation11301 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles CA 90073 Los Angeles California United StatesCoordinates34 3 0 N 118 27 9 W 34 05000 N 118 45250 W 34 05000 118 45250OrganizationFundingGovernment hospitalTypeVeteransLinksWebsitewww wbr losangeles wbr va wbr govListsHospitals in California Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe medical facility which sits on land donated by Arcadia Bandini de Stearns Baker in 1887 1 was previously known as the Sawtelle Veterans Home This became the Wadsworth Hospital in 1927 and was rebuilt in 1977 into the present modern building In 2011 a group of homeless veterans sued the center claiming that the VA was renting land in the center for commercial gain and ignoring the needs of homeless veterans for housing 1 2 In 2015 as part of the settlement of the 2011 lawsuit 3 the Department of Veterans Affairs released a draft master plan for the future of the campus 2 In 2016 the Department of Veterans Affairs announced a plan to add 1 200 units of housing for homeless veterans to the hospital campus 4 The LA Metro D Line is being extended from Koreatown s Wilshire Western station to the Westwood VA Hospital station as part of the D Line Extension This station will be located north of the hospital between Bonsall Ave Wilshire Blvd and I 405 The station will open in 2027 as part of Phase 3 of the extension along with Westwood UCLA station 5 Gallery edit nbsp Entry gate off Sawtelle Blvd nbsp Entry near Wilshire Boulevard nbsp Directional signs Veterans Home and Hospital west Los Angeles CaliforniaSee also editBesides the hospital other sites of interest at West Los Angeles VA Soldiers Home and adjacent federally owned unincorporated land in the area of Sawtelle Westwood and Brentwood Wadsworth Chapel Wadsworth Theater Streetcar Depot West Los Angeles Los Angeles National Cemetery Wilshire Federal Building Westwood VA Hospital station Jackie Robinson StadiumReferences edit a b Jaffe Ina Los Angeles VA Has Made Millions On Rental Deals Morning Edition NPR News Retrieved 2 May 2016 a b Draft master plan is unveiled for long neglected VA campus in West L A L A Times Retrieved 2 May 2016 U S settles suit over misuse of West L A veterans campus L A Times Retrieved 2 May 2016 1 200 housing units for homeless veterans planned at West LA s VA Medical Center UCLA baseball stadium to remain on property Los Angeles Daily news Retrieved 2 May 2016 Purple Line Extension Transit Project Section 3 Fact Sheet Station Locations PDF Metro Los Angeles Winter 2019 Retrieved 29 February 2020 External links editOfficial VA West Los Angeles Medical Center website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Los Angeles VA Medical Center amp oldid 1213665860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
