As a modern health care facility, the Baltimore VA Medical Center offers Veterans cutting-edge technology and quality clinical services. The medical center is the acute medical and surgical care facility for the VA Maryland Health Care System and offers a full range of inpatient, outpatient and primary care services. As a surgical specialty care facility, the Baltimore VA Medical Center serves as the neurosurgery referral center for the VA Capitol Health Care Network. The medical center’s patient-friendly design features plant-filled atriums, natural light from overhead skylights and comfortable patient rooms and waiting areas. Located next to the University of Maryland Medical Center with a walkway connecting the two facilities, the medical center maintains an active affiliation with the university in the sharing of staff, resources and technology. Having one of the largest funded research and development programs in the VA system enhances the medical center’s ability to provide state-of-the-art medical techniques and treatments to Maryland’s Veterans and to recruit top-notch health care professionals. The medical center is home to the following specialized clinical and research centers: - Epilepsy Center of Excellence - Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center - Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center - Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center of Excellence The Baltimore VA Medical Center is located in a vibrant city neighborhood on the campus of the University of Maryland at Baltimore and is within walking distance of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, M&T Bank Stadium (home of the Baltimore Ravens), Lexington Market and the Inner Harbor. There is free valet parking for patients and their visitors in the medical center’s garage, and Light Rail, Metro and bus services are located nearby. For the convenience of our Veteran patients, shuttles run weekdays to and from the Loch Raven, Perry Point, Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Washington, DC, VA Medical Centers and the Cambridge, Eastern Baltimore County and Glen Burnie VA Outpatient Clinics.