The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center, located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, provides primary care to veterans throughout 29 counties of Southeast Missouri and Northeast Arkansas. Approximately 50,000 veterans live in our service area and about 40 percent of them receive care at our Medical Center annually. Our facility is comprised of 18 general medicine beds and 40 extended care beds. Tertiary care support is provided by VA Medical Centers in St. Louis and Columbia, Missouri; Memphis, Tennessee; and Little Rock, Arkansas. Four community based outpatient clinics provide primary care and mental health services in Cape Girardeau, MO, West Plains, MO, Farmington, MO, and Paragould, AR. Subspecialty service needs at this Medical Center are met by local consultants and attendings and/or referral to tertiary care facilities. This non-affiliated medical center maintains contractual agreements for educational programs providing clinical practice sites for programs in Associate Degree Nursing, Licensed Practical Nursing, Laboratory Technology, Secretarial Science, Dental Assisting, Computer Science, Social Work, Physical Therapy, Radiology Technician, Social Work BS, Social Work MSW and Optometry.

Community-Based Outpatient Clinics

In addition to our main facility in Poplar Bluff, we offer services in four community-based outpatient clinics. These clinics are located in —

• Cape Girardeau, Missouri
• Farmington, Missouri
• West Plains, Missouri
• Paragould Arkansas

Mission

 Our mission is to provide eligible veterans in our rural environment high quality health care with compassion, delivering the right care, in the right setting, at the right time.

Vision

Our vision is to become a center of excellence in the delivery of rural health care.

Key Business Drivers

Our key business drivers are quality, financial integrity, patient satisfaction, and employee satisfaction.

Values

We value trust, respect, commitment, compassion, and excellence.