VA Caribbean Healthcare System upgrades health care infrastructure

These projects are part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair and improve department health care facilities in fiscal year 2026 via the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program.

VACHS improvement projects for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 are:

• Upgrade Domestic Water System for Hurricane Hardening
• Replace Cast Iron and Malleable Fittings
• Relocate Psychiatric Intervention Center to Emergency Department

Perform Study to Identify A307 Bolts on Steam and Hot Water Piping System

“Improved facilities, equipment and infrastructure mean better care for Veterans, and these funds will enable VACHS to achieve that goal,” said Dr. Antonio Sánchez. “Better care for Veterans is our goal, and these projects will enable us to achieve just that.”

These infrastructure investments are part of a host of important initiatives to improve VA during the second Trump Administration. Since Jan. 20, 2025, VA has:

• Reduced the backlog of Veterans waiting for VA benefits by 60%.
• Eliminated the backlog of Veteran families waiting for VA health care.
• Processed record numbers of disability claims, reaching an all-time fiscal-year high of three million claims processed Sept. 30.
• Opened 25 new health care clinics, expanding access for Vets around the country.
• Offered Veterans more than 1.9 million appointments outside of normal operating hours. These early-morning, evening, and weekend appointments are giving Veterans more timely and convenient options for care.

For more information, contact Coralys M. Ruiz at coralys.ruiz-jimenez@va.gov or .

Coralys Ruiz Jiménez, Public Affairs Officer

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