Located in Memphis, TN at 1030 Jefferson Avenue, the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center is a high-complexity facility providing comprehensive primary and specialty healthcare services to veterans. Our services include addiction and substance abuse treatment, cardiology, mental health care, palliative and hospice care, and women's health services. We are committed to providing timely access to care, offering same-day appointments and telehealth visits for urgent health needs. The medical center also focuses on innovative programs such as remote temperature monitoring for amputation prevention and a home-based cardiac rehabilitation program. With a dedicated audiology department and various clinical opportunities, we strive to serve veterans in Memphis and the surrounding areas of Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
| Hospital Name | Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center |
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| Facility ID | 44013F |
| Address | 1030 JEFFERSON AVENUE |
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| City/Town | Memphis |
| State | TN |
| ZIP Code | 38104 |
| County/Parish | SHELBY |
| Health System | Department of Veterans Affairs |
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| Health System Website Domain | VA.gov |
| Recently Joined Health System (Past 4 Years) | No |
| Health System Total Hospitals | 128 |
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| Health System Total Beds | 73968 |
| Health System Hospital Locations | Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, NA, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, NA, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming |
| Hospital Type | Acute Care - Veterans Administration |
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| Hospital Ownership | Veterans Health Administration |
| Ownership Details | Veterans Affairs |
| Emergency Services | Yes |
Joseph P. Vaughn began his career with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in 2005. Mr. Vaughn was appointed as Executive Director of the Memphis VA Health Care System on January 30, 2022. Mr. Vaughn has overall responsibility for the medical, administrative, and support operations of a 1A tertiary care facility delivering medical care, treatment, and services within a 220-bed inpatient facility and nine Community Based Outpatient Clinics covering 53 counties in West Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas and Northern Mississippi. Previous leadership appointments within VA include Executive Director of the Salisbury VA Health Care System (Salisbury, NC), Associate Director of the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (Jackson, MS), and Chief Logistics Officer for Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 16. During his service in the United States Navy from 1983-1993, Mr. Vaughn completed four Mediterranean deployments and was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, and National Defense medal. Mr. Vaughn is a native of Durant, Mississippi and received his Master of Business Administration degree from Mississippi State University.
Nicole Gust began her government career with the Department of Defense in 2002 and, was selected as the Assistant Medical Center Director at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center in October 2024. She is responsible for providing executive leadership in the areas of Chaplain Services, Center for Development and Civic Engagement (formally known as Volunteer Services), Police Services, Environmental Management Services, Food and Nutrition, Prosthetics, Emergency Management, and the Veteran Experience Office. Ms. Gust's previous positions within the VA and Department of Defense include Assistant Uniform Business Office Manager at the Tripler Army Medical Center (Honolulu, HI); Assistant Uniform Business Office Manager at the Europe Regional Medical Command (Sembach, Germany); Uniform Business Office Manager at the Europe Regional Medical Command; Health System Specialist to the Chief of Staff at the Northern Indiana Health Care System (Fort Wayne, IN) and as the Executive Assistant to the Medical Center Director at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr VA Medical Center (Memphis, TN).
| Allopathic Residency Program | No |
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| Dental Residency Program | No |
| Osteopathic Residency Program | No |
| Other Residency Programs | No |
| Pediatric Residency Program | No |
| Licensed Beds | 924 |
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| FTE Employees on Payroll | NA |
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| FTE Interns & Residents | NA |
| Inpatient Days (Title V) | NA |
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| Inpatient Days (Title XVIII) | NA |
| Inpatient Days (Title XIX) | NA |
| Total Inpatient Days | NA |
| Bed Count | NA |
| Available Bed Days | NA |
| Discharges (Title V) | NA |
| Discharges (Title XVIII) | NA |
| Discharges (Title XIX) | NA |
| Total Discharges | NA |
| Inpatient Days (Title V; Adults & Peds) | NA |
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| Inpatient Days (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) | NA |
| Inpatient Days (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) | NA |
| Total Inpatient Days (Adults & Peds) | NA |
| Bed Count (Adults & Peds) | NA |
| Available Bed Days (Adults & Peds) | NA |
| Discharges (Title V; Adults & Peds) | NA |
| Discharges (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) | NA |
| Discharges (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) | NA |
| Total Discharges (Adults & Peds) | NA |
| Care Quality Stengths | Average overall patient satisfaction. |
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| Care Quality Concerns | Patients report that the care team can be slow at times in meeting their needs. Hospital does not do a good job of treating conditions like heart failure so that patients don't have to come back to the hospital. |
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| Percent of Patients Who Definitely Recommend the Hospital | 57% |
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| Mortality Group – Death Rate for Heart Attack Patients | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate for CABG Surgery Patients | |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate for COPD Patients | Better Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate for Heart Failure Patients | Better Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate for Pneumonia Patients | Better Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate for Stroke Patients | |
| Mortality Group – Pressure Ulcer Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate Among Surgical Inpatients With Serious Treatable Complications | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – In-Hospital Fall with Hip Fracture Rate | |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Sepsis Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – Abdominopelvic Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate | No Different Than National Average |
| Mortality Group – CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient Safety and Adverse Events Composite | No Different Than National Average |
| Timely and Effective Care: Average (Median) Time in the Emergency Department Before Leaving (Lower Is Better) | NA |
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| Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients | 21.6 |
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| Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients | 19.3 |
| Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients | 0.9 |
| Readmission Score Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 14 |
| Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for CABG | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients | 19.4 |
| Readmission Score Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 19.7 |
| Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Discharge From Hospital (Hospital-Wide) | 14.5 |
| Readmission Score Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | 15.5 |
| Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients | Average Days per 100 Discharges |
| Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients | More Days Than Average per 100 Discharges |
| Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients | Average Days per 100 Discharges |
| Readmission Group Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Rate of Readmission for CABG | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement | Number of Cases Too Small |
| Readmission Group Rate of Readmission After Discharge From Hospital (Hospital-Wide) | No Different Than the National Rate |
| Readmission Group Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | No Different Than the National Rate |
| CLABSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | NA |
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| CAUTI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | NA |
| SSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | NA |
| CDI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | NA |
| MRSA SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | NA |
| Fiscal Year Begin | NA |
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| Fiscal Year End | NA |
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| EHR | VistA/CPRS |
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| EHR Version | VistA/CPRS |
| EHR is Changing | No |
| ERP | Unknown |
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| ERP Version | NA |
| EHR is Changing | No |