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School of
Medicine » Department of Radiation Oncology
» Treatment Centers » Durham VA Medical Center
Durham VA Medical CenterDurham VA Medical Center is a 270-bed tertiary care teaching facility affiliated with the Duke University School of Medicine. The facility provides general and specialty medical, surgical, psychiatric inpatient and ambulatory services, as well as serving as a major referral center for North Carolina, southern Virginia, northern South Carolina, and eastern Tennessee.
The Medical Center is committed to the needs of the aging veteran, as demonstrated by the active gerontological research, education, and clinical practice programs of the GRECC. The 120-bed Extended Care Rehabilitation Center is reflective of an ongoing emphasis on wellness, preservation of functions, and rehabilitation. The Durham Medical Center is the host facility for Health Services Research and Development, the Durham Education Center and the National Performance Data Resource Center. Construction activities have expanded the ambulatory care facilities; added new intensive care units for medicine, surgery and coronary care; and updated clinical laboratories and radiology suites. Through affiliation with Duke University Medical Center, there are residency training programs in medicine, surgery, psychiatry, diagnostic specialties, and subspecialties. In addition, there are approximately 52 active training programs with other academic institutions, providing training for approximately 550 students annually. At the Medical Center, research is conducted on a broad front, with 125 investigators conducting 289 active projects. Major research endeavors are in the areas of cardiovascular, oncology, infectious diseases (including an AIDS Center), mental health, neurology, gastroenterology, transplant, and ophthalmology.
Photo and description courtesy of Department of Veterans Affairs
Scheduling an AppointmentThe Department of Radiation Oncology at Durham VA Medical Center is open from 8am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday. If you would like to make an appointment or learn more information about the services offered by the department please call the department at (919) 286-6996.
Map & Driving DirectionsThe Durham VA Medical Center is located right across from the main entrance of Duke Medical Center on 508 Fulton Street.
 Durham VA Medical Center
(courtesy Veterans Administration) From Greensboro and Points West:
Travel I-85 North to the Hillandale Road exit (number 174). Turn right and continue approximately one mile to the VA Medical Center (Fulton Street). The Medical Center will be on the right. From Richmond and Points North:
Take I-85 South to the Hillandale Road Exit (number 174). Turn left and continue approximately one mile to the VA Medical Center (Fulton Street). The Medical Center will be on the right. From Oxford and Points East:
Take I-70 West to the Hillandale Road Exit (number 174). Turn left and continue approximately one mile to the VA Medical Center (Fulton Street). The Medical Center will be on the right. From Raleigh and Points East:
Take I-40 to NC 147 (Durham Expressway) in Research Triangle Park. Take Elba Street/Trent Drive (exit number 15A) and follow the signs. If you continue straight off of the exit ramp, you will arrive at the front entrance to the Medical Center. To access the Medical Center from the Parking Deck:
Take the elevator to the 4th floor of the garage and use the overhead walkway to enter Medical Center. From the walkway exit, turn right, then left to access the Main Lobby and Information Desk. Other Maps and Directions:
Parking InformationParking at the Durham VA Medical Center is available at the parking lot in front of the patient and visitor's entrance to the hospital as well as a parking deck on Erwin Road.
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