Skip to Content

Iron Mountain VA Medical Center wins fifth consecutive National Best Experience Award

Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center receives 5th consecutive best patient experience award
Sheri Tyner (center), Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center Medical Support Assistant from the Gladstone, Michigan, Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, accepts the 2022 Best Overall Experience Award on behalf of the OGJVAMC during the Customer Experience Award Ceremony held September 13, 2023, in Washington D.C. Pictured with Tyner is Dr. Steven Lieberman (left), Department of Veterans Affairs Under Secretary for Health and Dr. John Shealey (right), OGJVAMC Medical Center Director.
By Robert Wollenberg, Public Affairs Specialist

The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center received the 2022 Best Overall Experience Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs during the Customer Experience Award Ceremony held September 13, 2023, in Washington D.C., for providing Veterans with outstanding health care experiences.

This once again proved the medical center’s commitment to excellence by surpassing the 169 other VA medical centers across the country by providing an exemplary experience to the Veterans they serve. The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center is the only VA medical center to receive a Best Patient Experience Award five consecutive years, every year since the awards inception.

“From my first day here as the director, it has been obvious to me that our staff are just different,” said Medical Center Director John P. Shealey. “They take a lot of pride in the mission and are dedicated to the Veterans and family members they are serving.”

In addition to this recent accomplishment, the facility was previously awarded the Best Experience Award for level 3 (low complexity) level facilities in 2018, 2019 and 2021, and their first Best Overall Experience Award in 2020.

Since 2012, the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center has consistently ranked within the top 10 of all VA health care facilities for both employee and patient satisfaction, according to the VA all employee and Veteran satisfaction surveys.

Shealey explained that the biggest factor in their continued success is having an engaged and mission-focused workforce that do the right thing for the Veterans they serve. He also credits the collaborations they foster with internal and external stakeholders that allows them to continuously enhance Veterans experiences.

“We really listen to our Veterans and try to make improvements in the areas that matter most to them," he added.

Notably the Oscar G Johnson VAMC has also been given a 5-star rating for quality by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in every category, that is the top rating possible.  

To enroll with the Oscar G. Johnson VAMC, logon to our website at https://www.va.gov/iron-mountain-health-care/ and click the “Register for care” link or visit us at 325 East H Street in Iron Mountain, Michigan.