Miami VA Healthcare System

The Miami VA Healthcare System, centered on the Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, operates in the Civic Center medical district just northwest of downtown Miami, alongside Jackson Memorial Hospital and the University of Miami's medical campus. That proximity supports a longstanding affiliation with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, making the facility a teaching site for residents, fellows, and health professions students. The system serves veterans across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties through the main hospital and a network of community-based outpatient clinics, including sites reaching into the Keys.

Services include inpatient medical and surgical care, intensive care, surgery, primary care, and a broad range of outpatient specialty clinics, alongside mental and behavioral health programs covering outpatient treatment, PTSD care, substance use treatment, and outreach to veterans experiencing homelessness. Extended care and rehabilitation support an aging veteran population. Nurses practice across critical care, medical-surgical, perioperative, outpatient, and mental health settings, with acuity reflecting the hospital's referral role in South Florida and a patient population that is notably multilingual. Nursing positions fall under federal employment, so pay, benefits, and advancement follow VA structures.