| Providing for and maintaining the health, and | | | | Department of Veterans Affairs has worked to |
| healthcare, of its citizens is a challenge for nations | | | | improve its health care quality even under the |
| worldwide. In the U.S., assigning the responsibility | | | | increasing numbers of veterans entering its |
| of providing for healthcare between patients, | | | | system from wars in the Middle East. The |
| employers and government entities has led to | | | | Veterans Health Administration employs the |
| sometimes heated debate. Ultimately, providing | | | | largest integrated health care system comprised |
| citizens with the health care and support they | | | | of 153 medical centers, numerous community |
| need is the goal. | | | | based outpatient clinics and community living |
| One organization in the U.S. that seems to have | | | | centers. Together, these health care facilities |
| found a system that works well for its members | | | | provide inclusive care to more than 5.5 million |
| is the Department of Veteran Affairs. The | | | | veterans every year. |