The Denver VA Medical Center is one of approximately 170 health care facilities maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Denver Medical Center is a general medical and surgical facility with a nursing home.
Psychiatric facilities are proportionately larger than most VA hospitals of the same size.
The treatment and training programs are fully accredited by a wide variety of agencies, including the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals and the American Psychological Association. The hospital utilizes computerized medical records. The Medical Center is affiliated as a teaching facility with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Training programs are offered at the VA Medical Center for psychology residents, social work interns, psychiatric residents, and a number of other allied health professionals . Residencies are also offered in Medicine and Surgery.