The Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center (OGJVAMC) will celebrate its 75th anniversary throughout 2025.
To mark this occasion, several events for Veterans, employees, volunteers and retirees will be held.
“On behalf of the Oscar G. Johnson VA employees, it has been an honor and a privilege to serve Veterans for the past 75 years. We are grateful to our community partners and staff and volunteers for their continued support.”
On March 14, 1948, construction began on 31.5 acres that had once been the site for a large sawmill and lumberyard. At a cost of $6.5 million, it was the largest building project ever to date in the Upper Peninsula. The six-story, 265-bed hospital with 360 staff was dedicated on March 5, 1950.
Today, OGJVAMC has 57 beds, employs approximately 830 people at its main campus and clinics, and provides primary, specialty and inpatient care to approximately 22,000 Veterans each year. The facility is the most rural VA in the nation, serving 24 counties across 25,864 square miles. OGJVAMC oversees eight Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Gladstone, Hancock, Ironwood, Manistique, Marquette, Menominee and Sault Ste. Marie, MI, and Rhinelander, WI.
Veterans and the public are encouraged to visit the Iron Mountain VA Facebook page for upcoming event information. Retirees, volunteers and employees are invited to several events throughout 2025 being promoted through the Oscar G. Johnson VA Employee Association Facebook page. For more information, please contact Megan Barglind-Rodman, Public Affairs Specialist at 906-774-3300, ext. 32012.
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