VA Clinic Opens in Sorrento Valley

A new VA clinic has opened in Sorrento Valley to respond to the influx of veterans in San Diego County.

Officials opened the clinic Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house.

The 9,950-square-foot space will provide four primary care teams and 15 exams rooms in addition to team rooms and will be able to treat 17,000 patients a year.

The new clinic was crucial to meet the needs of the burgeoning vet population, said Dr. Robert Smith, chief of staff for the VA health care system in San Diego.

โ€œItโ€™s important because we continue to have a growing population in San Diego,โ€ he said. โ€œIn order of us for us to provide timely service, we need to keep providing clinics.โ€

The Sorrento Valley clinic will offer primary care and mental health services, he said.

Smith said the opening of this clinic is just one step in a plan to expand VA services to multiple locations. A plan to bring a VA clinic to south San Diego, in Chula Vista, is in the works, though firm plans are far in the future.

Among those who spoke at Fridayโ€™s ribbon-cutting was Congressman Scott Peters, D-San Diego, who lauded the services provided for vets already in San Diego.

โ€œYou guys are the cornerstone of providing service for our vet,โ€ he said. โ€œSan Diegoโ€™s a model of how to take care of veterans.โ€

Contact Us