Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center receives funding for continued infrastructure improvements

 https://www.va.gov/health/docs/VHA-NRM-Project-Awards-FY2026-Q1.pdf 

The funding is part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair, and improve health care facilities in FY2026 via the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-recurring Maintenance program.

Funding project for The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center in the second quarter of FY2026: 

• Electronic Health Record Modernization Infrastructure Upgrades.

“According to Wilkes-Barre VA Director Russell Lloyd, this funding enables the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center to continue modernizing and enhancing its operations, ensuring that the medical center stays safe, efficient, and well-equipped to deliver high-quality care to Veterans within our 19-county service area.”

Of the total $4.8 billion committed for fiscal year 2026, VA has obligated a total of $1.064 billion. Obligation of funds includes:

• $795 million to repair and upgrade outdated infrastructure systems in medical facilities.
• $255 million for maintenance and modernization of facility infrastructure to support future electronic health record system updates.

• $13 million for major building upgrades like elevators, electrical systems, and boiler plants.

   

This investment is just one of many ways the Trump Administration is making VA work better for Veterans. For example, VA has: 

• Enrolled more than 100,000 new Veterans in VA health care in 2026.
• Opened 34 new VA health care facilities since Jan. 20, 2025, Opening 34 new VA health care facilities, expanding health care access for Veterans around the country.
• Reduced the backlog of Veterans waiting for VA benefits by 67% since Jan. 20, 2025, after it increased 24% during the Biden Administration.
• Completed 82,083,918 direct care appointments in FY2025, up 4.1% from FY2024.
• Offered Veterans more than 2.3 million appointments outside of normal operating hours, giving Veterans more timely and convenient options for care.
• Permanently housed 51,936 homeless Veterans across the country in FY2025, the highest total in seven years. 

John Baloga, Public Affairs Specialist/Outreach Coordinator

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