SALEM, Va. (WFXR) – The Salem VA (Veterans Affairs) Health Care System revealed that it has started upgrading infrastructure to improve patient care.
These developments are part of $4.8 billion in national VA funds to “modernize, repair, and improve department health care facilities in fiscal year 2026,” according to the Salem VA Health Care System.
Projects set for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 are:
- renovating the tile floors of 20 private patients rooms in a Medical-Surgical Unit of the Salem VA Medical Center, which gives medical care to veterans recovering from surgery or diagnosed with an illness
- improving the Salem facility’s imaging space to prepare for the installation of a new Nuclear Medicine camera, which increases accuracy and reduces required radiation dosages
- installing new, upgraded gas and groundwater monitoring wells at the facility to better comply with Va. Department of Environmental Quality standards
“Improved facilities, equipment and infrastructure mean better care for veterans, and these funds will enable the Salem VA Health Care System to achieve that goal,” said Tammy Snyder, Salem VA Health Care System interim director…