Federal Electronic Health Record system now in place at Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Chillicothe VA Medical Center, Dayton VA Medical Center and Cincinnati VA Medical Center-Fort Thomas.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 6 deployed the new Federal Electronic Health Record system at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Chillicothe VA Medical Center, Dayton VA Medical Center and the Cincinnati VA Medical Center-Fort Thomas.
This is the second wave of successful EHR deployments in 2026 under VA’s accelerated schedule, which will provide more connected, efficient and patient-centered experiences.
With this launch, more than 107,000 veterans and 7,200 VA clinicians and staff in the southern Ohio region will benefit from:
· The seamless, hassle-free transfer of military health records among VA, the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal partners.
· The integration of health information from private sector facilities into VA’s care for veterans.
· Medical appointments where VA doctors and nurses spend more time with patients and less time struggling with outdated technology.
· Less time undergoing duplicative tests because prior test results can’t be found.
· An increased ability of VA facilities to share best medical practices with each other.
· Improved continuity of care when veterans transfer among facilities or need emergency care at facilities they’ve never visited.
Last weekend’s effort built on the success of VA’s first wave of deployments in Michigan in April 2026, which brought the system to over 200,000 veterans and over 10,000 clinicians and staff — nearly doubling VA’s user base. Feedback from clinical users and local leadership in Michigan has been exceptionally positive.
Under VA’s accelerated schedule, the following additional EHR deployments will take place this year:
August 2026
· Fort Wayne VA Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Ind.
· Marion VAMC in Marion, Ind.
· Richard L. Roudebush VAMC in Indianapolis, Ind.
October 2026
· Alaska VA Healthcare System in Anchorage, Alaska.
· Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC in Cleveland, Ohio.
For more information about the EHRM program and the Federal EHR, visit https://digital.va.gov/ehr-modernization.
- Veterans Healthcare