Officials with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have announced the complete list of additional medical facilities at which they will deploy the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system in 2026 under an accelerated deployment schedule.
The 9 additional VA medical centers and their associated clinics that will go live with the EHR in 2026 are as follows:
- Cincinnati VAMC-Fort Thomas (Fort Thomas, KY)
- Chillicothe VAMC (Chillicothe, OH)
- Cincinnati VAMC (Cincinnati, OH)
- Dayton VAMC (Dayton, OH)
- Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC (Cleveland, OH)
- Fort Wayne VAMC (Fort Wayne, IN)
- Marion VAMC (Marion, IN)
- Richard L. Roudebush VAMC (Indianapolis, IN)
- Alaska VA Healthcare System (Anchorage, AK)
These sites were chosen following planning sessions among officials from VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office, regional and local VA medical leaders, VA clinicians, and EHR vendor Oracle Health, according to a prepared statement.1
This EHR system the VA will deploy at 13 sites in 2026 is the same EHR that is already operated by the Department of Defense and is expected to improve customer service and convenience for both VA and DOD patients, according to the statement.
The department previously announced in December of 2024 that 4 VA sites in Michigan, VA Battle Creek Medical Center, VA Detroit Healthcare System, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, and VA Saginaw Healthcare System, would go live with the EHR in 2026. Full implementation of the Federal EHR system at every VA facility is expected as early as 2031.
VA will adopt a standard baseline of products, workflows, and integrations aligned with subject-matter-expert recommendations. The standardized national baseline will ensure successful Federal EHR implementation, accelerate deployments, simplify decision-making and support future optimizations.
“The Federal EHR is integrated across all VA and Department of Defense components, enabling seamless data exchange while enhancing care, safety and customer service for patients,” VA Secretary Doug Collins explained.
Reference
- Veterans Affairs. VA names nine additional facilities that will deploy Federal EHR in 2026. [press release]. Published March 31, 2025. Accessed April 4, 2025.