2010 - St. Cloud VA Health Care System

Coming in 2011
Ambulatory Surgery Center
The Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) will open in 2011.
The ASC will provide same‐day surgical procedures closer
to home for many of the 37,000 Veterans who receive
their primary medical care at the St. Cloud VA.
Ambulatory surgical procedures provided will include
Urological, Podiatric, Orthopedic [including Arthroscopy],
Oral, Ophthalmologic, and General Surgery. The
Ambulatory Surgery Center features three operating
rooms (two general ORs and one OR designed specifically
for urology procedures) equipped with state‐of‐the‐art
equipment, technology, and necessary support spaces.
Mobile Audiology Clinic
The Mobile Audiology Clinic will help fill a critical need of
Veterans. Staffed with an audiologist and an audiology
technician, the mobile clinic will travel to CBOCs and other
locations, delivering audiology services where none were
previously available. The mobile clinic will also be used at the
St. Cloud facility to augment services performed there. The mobile
clinic features a double‐walled audio booth and equipment that
allows the audiologist to perform complete hearing evaluations,
hearing aid fittings, and post fitting appointments. The mobile clinic
is equipped with a generator, wheel chair lift and storage for
equipment and supplies. The mobile clinic was funded by a grant
from the VHA’s Office of Rural Health.