James J. Peters VA Medical Center
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130 W Kingsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY 10468, USA Print route »
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The James J. Peters VA Medical Center, (also known as the Bronx Veterans Hospital), is a US Department of Veterans Affairs hospital complex located at 130 West Kingsbridge Road, The Bronx. Opened as United States Veterans' Hospital no. 81 on April 15, 1922.Prior to the creation of the Bronx Veterans Hospital, the site was used by the Sisters of Charity of New York as the Bronx Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum.The Bronx Veterans hospital was renamed after James J. Peters in 2002. Peters, a US Army veteran, was patient of the Bronx Veterans Hospital who founded several organizations to address the needs of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, including the United Spinal Association (originally known as the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association).The James J. Peters VA Medical Center is the headquarters of the Veterans Integrated Service Networks New York/New Jersey VA Health Care Network ("VISN 2"). This network is also the parent network to VA New York Harbor Healthcare System.The Fisher House Foundation is building two Fisher houses on the James J. Peters VA Medical Center grounds in 2018.The campus falls under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police.
