United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Integrated Services Network (VISN) 4

Medical Center Leadership

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 James E. Van Zandt
 VAMC
 Butler
 VAMC
 
 Louis A. Johnson
 VAMC

 2907 Pleasant Valley Blvd.
 Altoona, PA 16602

 www.altoona.va.gov

 (814) 943-8164
 or (877) 626-2500

 325 New Castle Rd.
 Butler, PA 16001-2480

 www.butler.med.va.gov

 (800) 362-8262

 One Medical Center Dr.
 Clarksburg, WV 26301

 www1.va.gov/clarksburg/ 
 
 (304) 623-3461
 or (800) 733-0512

Tony L. Bennett, FACHE, Director, Altoona VAMC
Tony L. Bennett, FACHE, Director
Appointment Date: April 27, 2008

Mr. Bennett, a U.S. Air Force veteran, began his VA career in 1977 at the VAMC, Mountain Home, Tennessee, and has served VAMCs in Alabama, Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, and South Carolina.  He has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.  Mr. Bennett served in the U.S. Air Force on active duty from 1974 to 1977.

Patricia A. Nealon, Director, Butler VAMC
Patricia A. Nealon, Director

Appointment Date:  April 15, 2007
  
Ms. Nealon began her career at VA Medical Center Highland Drive in Pittsburgh as a Clinical Social Worker.  She has held numerous clinical and administrative positions at Highland Drive and VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, including serving as Quality Manager and Associate Director.

William E. Cox, Director, Clarksburg VAMC
William E. Cox, Director

Appointment Date: January 9, 2005
 
Mr. Cox's Federal career began in 1984 at the Huntington VAMC, W.Va., and he has served the following VAMCs: Temple, Texas, Dallas, North Texas, West Texas, and Southwestern Regional Office.

James E. Van Zandt (Altoona) VAMC

Butler VAMC

Louis A. Johnson VAMC (Clarksburg)

Total Staff:
Volunteers:
Operating Beds:
Outpatient Visits:
Unique Patients:

511
285
68
175,992
24,062

Total Staff:
Volunteers:
Operating Beds:
Outpatient Visits:
Unique Patients:

506
709
163
117,540
18,411

Total Staff:
Volunteers:
Operating Beds:
Outpatient Visits:
Unique Patients:

675
489
99
207,649
19,443

 All numbers for fiscal year 2006


 Coatesville
 VAMC
 
 Erie
 VAMC
 Lebanon
 VAMC

 1400 Blackhorse Hill Rd.
 Coatesville, PA 19320

 www.coatesville.med.va.gov

 (610) 384-7711
 or (800) 290-6172

 135 East 38th St.
 Erie, PA 16504

 www.va.gov/erie

 (814) 868-8661
 or (800) 274-8387

 1700 South Lincoln Ave.
 Lebanon, PA 17042

 

 www.va.gov/lebanonVAMC/


 (717) 272-6621
 or (800) 409-8771

Gary W. Devansky, Director, Coatesville VAMC
Gary W. Devansky, Director
Appointment Date: July 1, 1991


Joining VA as an administrative resident in 1978 at the Ann Arbor VAMC, Mr. Devansky's career has included assignments at the Columbia (Missouri), Minneapolis, Iowa City, Canandaigua and Albany VAMCs.  In 2004, he was a recipient of a Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Senior Executives.

Michael D. Adelman, MD, Director, Erie VAMC 
Michael D. Adelman, MD, Director
Appointment Date: August 20, 2006
Dr. Adelman started his VA career as a primary care internist in October 1998.  He has served Erie VAMC as Chief of Staff, Associate Director of Clinical Services and Medical Director of Primary Care.  He currently holds a faculty appointment at Lake Erie College of Osteophathic Medicine.

Robert Callahan, Director, Lebanon VAMC
Robert Callahan,  Director
Appointment Date: November 11, 2007

Mr. Callahan began his VA career in 1993 as an Occupational Safety & Health Manager at the Lebanon VA Medical Center.  In 1997, he became the Facility Manager at the Butler VAMC.  He most recently served as Associate Medical Center Director for Site Management for the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, a position he had held since October 2003.

Coatesville VAMC

Erie VAMC

Lebanon VAMC

Total Staff:
Volunteers:
Operating Beds:
Outpatient Visits:
Unique Patients:
 

1,160
413
472
174,088
21,570

Total Staff:
Volunteers:
Operating Beds:
Outpatient Visits:
Unique Patients:

545
505
65
220,935
20,024

Total Staff:
Volunteers:
Operating Beds:
Outpatient Visits:
Unique Patients:
 

1,102
624
247
316,231
39,750

All numbers for fiscal year 2006


 Philadelphia
 VAMC
 
 VA Pittsburgh
 Healthcare System
 
 Wilkes-Barre
 VAMC
 

 3900 Woodland Ave.
 Philadelphia, PA 19104

 www.philadelphia.va.gov

 (215) 823-5800
 or (800) 949-1001

 University Drive
 Pittsburgh, PA 15240

 www.va.gov/pittsburgh

 (412) 688-6000
 or 1-866-4 VA PITT(482-7488)

 1111 East End Blvd.
 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

 www.wilkes-barre.va.gov

 (570) 824-3521
 or (877) 928-2621

Richard S. Citron, FACHE, Director, Wilmington VAMC
Richard S. Citron, FACHE,
Director
Appointment Date: August 5, 2007
Mr. Citron, a U.S. Army veteran, began his VA career in 1971 at the VAMC in Long Beach, Calif., and has served VAMCs in Chicago, Murfreesboro, Tenn., Cleveland, Newington, Conn., Loma Linda, Calif., Richmond, VA, Brockton/West Roxbury, Mass., as well as VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and VA Central Office.  Most recently he was the Director of Wilmington VAMC in Deleware.

Terry Gerigk Wolf, FACHE, Director, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Terry Gerigk Wolf, FACHE, Director
Appointment Date: April 29, 2007
Joining VA as a biomedical engineer in 1987 at VA Palo Alto Healthcare System in California, Mrs. Wolf has worked in VA Central Office and VISN 4, as well as serving as Associate Director of VAPHS before becoming Acting Director at Butler VAMC, Pennsylvania.  Most recently she was the Director of VAMC Lebanon, also in Pennsylvania.

Janice M. Boss, M.S., CHE, Director, Wilkes-Barre VAMC
Janice M. Boss, M.S., CHE, Director
Appointment Date: June 10, 2007
Joining VA as an Administrative Resident in 1983 at the Boston VAMC,
Ms. Boss's career has included assignments in the Eastern Regional Office, network offices in VISNs 1 and 22, and at VAMCs in San Diego, Bay Pines, Fla., and Iron Mountain, Mich.

Philadelphia VAMC

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Wilkes-Barre VAMC

Total Staff:
Volunteers:
Operating Beds:
Outpatient Visits:
Unique Patients:

2,158
213
383
468,859
57,339

Total Staff:
Volunteers:
Operating Beds:
Outpatient Visits:
Unique Patients:
 

3,036
3,015
692
480,927
57,606

Total Staff:
Volunteers:
Operating Beds:
Outpatient Visits:
Unique Patients:
 

1,020
2,238
194
355,239
41,966

All numbers for fiscal year 2006  


 Wilmington
 VAMC
 

 1601 Kirkwood Highway
 Wilmington, DE 19805

 www.va.gov/wilmington

 (302) 994-2511
 or (800) 461-8262 

Charles M. Dorman, FACHE, Acting Director, Wilmington VAMC
Charles M. Dorman, FACHE,
Acting Director
Appointment Date: January 20, 2008
Mr. Charles Dorman was recently appointed Acting Director of the Wilmington VA Medical Center.  Prior to this appointment, he was Director of the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA), where he had been Director since April 2004.  Mr. Dorman has spent the last 20 years in service to veterans nationwide.  Mr. Dorman began his VA career in 1978 as an intern in Dietetics at the VA Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.  His career in healthcare administration began in 1988 when he was  selected as Special Assistant to the Medical Center Director at the Montrose VA Medical Center. 

Wilmington VAMC

Total Staff:
Volunteers:
Operating Beds:
Outpatient Visits:
Unique Patients:

786
588
120
175,519
24,078

All numbers for fiscal year 2006