Cheung A, Sleight S M, Sisson N M
Am J Hosp Pharm. 1987 Apr;44(4):747-54.
The current status of pharmaceutical services in the Veterans Administration (VA) is described. The mission of the VA Department of Medicine and Surgery is to ensure that quality medical care is provided on a timely basis to all eligible veterans. The VA operates 172 medical centers and 225 ambulatory-care clinics, which makes the VA Pharmacy Service the largest multiinstitutional pharmacy system in the United States. VA pharmacy staffs in VA hospitals range in size from four or five people to more than 100 employees. The VA Pharmacy Service programs are divided into inpatient programs and ambulatory-care programs. Clinical pharmaceutical services and education and research activities are integrated into these programs. A Regional Pharmacy Advisory Council composed of chiefs of pharmacy service from seven geographical regions coordinates the exchange of information between the Central Office and the regions. Current issues of priority for the VA Pharmacy Service include human resource management, material resource management, information resource management, public relations, program enhancement, and new technology. The VA health-care system is comprehensive and complex, and the Pharmacy Service programs reflect the VA mission to provide quality services and support programs that will generate new information or knowledge to improve the care of veterans.
本文描述了退伍军人事务部（VA）药学服务的现状。VA医学与外科学部的使命是确保及时为所有符合条件的退伍军人提供高质量的医疗服务。VA运营着172家医疗中心和225家门诊护理诊所，这使得VA药学服务成为美国最大的多机构药学系统。VA医院的药学工作人员规模从四五人到100多人不等。VA药学服务项目分为住院项目和门诊护理项目。临床药学服务以及教育和研究活动都融入到了这些项目中。一个由来自七个地理区域的药学服务主管组成的区域药学咨询委员会负责协调中央办公室与各区域之间的信息交流。VA药学服务当前的优先事项包括人力资源管理、物质资源管理、信息资源管理、公共关系、项目强化以及新技术。VA医疗保健系统全面且复杂，药学服务项目体现了VA提供优质服务和支持项目的使命，这些项目将产生新的信息或知识以改善对退伍军人的护理。
