Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center operates on East Boulevard in Cleveland, Ohio, near University Circle and the city's concentration of hospitals and universities. Named for the longtime Ohio congressman and civil rights figure, it functions within the Veterans Health Administration as the principal VA hospital for northeast Ohio. A longstanding affiliation with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine makes it a teaching site for residents, fellows, and health professions students, and supports an active research program. Community-based outpatient clinics extend access across the region, including sites in Akron, Canton, Youngstown, and Painesville.

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 through a community living center and rehabilitation services support an aging veteran population. Nurses practice across critical care, medical-surgical, perioperative, outpatient, mental health, and long-term care settings, with acuity reflecting the hospital's referral role across northeast Ohio. Nursing positions fall under federal employment, so pay and advancement follow VA structures rather than the terms at Cleveland Clinic or University Hospitals.