The Department of Veterans Affairs has been recognized in an annual report of top performing hospitals. Nineteen Veterans Affairs Medical Centers from across the country have been recognized for their outstanding performance and care for Veterans. The hospitals include: Phoenix VA Health Care System, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, VA San Diego Healthcare System, VA Medical Center Ð Atlanta, Boise VA Medical Center, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Ð Geneva, Illinois, Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center Ð Wichita, Kansas, Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center Ð Iron Mountain, Michigan, Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Ctr. Ð Saginaw, MI, VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Ð Biloxi, MS, Bolivar Medical Center Ð Cleveland, MS VA Medical Center – G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Ð Jackson, MS, VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System Ð Reno, NV, VA Healthcare Network Upstate New York at Bath, VA Medical Center Fayetteville, NC, VA Medical Center – James E. Van Zandt Altoona, PA, Erie VA Medical Center Erie, PA, William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center Columbia, SC, VA Medical Center – James H. Quillen Mountain Home Ð Tenn. Photos courtesy Dept. of Veterans Affairs.