Northern Arizona VA upgrades health care infrastructure

Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS) announced Friday it will begin infrastructure upgrades to ensure safe and effective patient care.

These projects are part of a record $4.8 billion in nationwide VA spending to modernize, repair and improve department health care facilities in fiscal year 2026 via the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program.

NAVAHCS improvement projects for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 are:

• Replace patient care HVAC systems in building 107 wings 2A, 3A and 3B; as well as for the entirety of building 108.
• Renovate building 107 wings 1B and 2B for specialty care.
• Install fire detection and suppression to buildings T6 and 159.

“Improved facilities, equipment and infrastructure mean better care for Veterans, and these funds will enable NAVAHCS to achieve that goal,” said Steven Sample, Northern Arizona VA Healthcare System’s Executive Director. “Better care for Veterans is our goal, and these projects will enable us to achieve just that.”

These infrastructure investments are part of a host of important initiatives to improve VA during the second Trump Administration. Since Jan. 20, 2025, VA has:

• Reduced the backlog of Veterans waiting for VA benefits by 60%.
• Eliminated the backlog of Veteran families waiting for VA health care.
• Processed record numbers of disability claims, reaching an all-time fiscal-year high of three million claims processed Sept. 30.
• Opened 25 new health care clinics, expanding access for Vets around the country.
• Offered Veterans more than 1.9 million appointments outside of normal operating hours. These early-morning, evening, and weekend appointments are giving Veterans more timely and convenient options for care.