Table 1

Participating programmes within the VHA healthcare system

Facility	Provider specialty	Available staff	Physical location	Location	VHA region
Amarillo VA Healthcare System	Primary care.	Primary care.	Housed in a formal clinic.	Amarillo, Texas	17
Iowa City VA Healthcare System	Referring physician.	Primary care. Pulmonary staff. Mental health staff. PT/OT staff.	Housed in a formal clinic.	Iowa City, Iowa	23
James A Haley Veterans Hospital	Primary care. Psychiatrist.	Mental health staff. PT/OT staff.	Housed in a formal clinic.	Tampa, Florida	8
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center	Not indicated in the survey.	Pulmonary staff.	Housed in a formal clinic.	Chicago, Illinois	12
Miami VA Healthcare System	General internist.	Primary care. Pulmonary staff. PMR staff. PT/OT staff.	Housed in a formal clinic.	Miami, Florida	8
Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center	Pulmonary. Infectious disease.	Pulmonary staff. PMR staff. Mental health staff. PT/OT staff.	Housed in a formal clinic.	Houston, Texas	16
Phoenix VA Healthcare System	Primary care. Psychiatrist.	PMR staff. PT/OT staff.	Not housed in a formal clinic.	Phoenix, Arizona	22
San Francisco VA Healthcare System	ANP or MD.	Primary care. Pulmonary staff. Mental health staff. PT/OT staff.	Housed in a formal clinic.	San Francisco, California	21
South Texas Veterans Health Care System	NP or MD.	Primary care. Pulmonary staff. PMR staff. Mental health staff. PT/OT staff.	Housed in a formal clinic.	San Antonio, Texas	17
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System	Not indicated in the survey.	PMR staff. PT/OT staff.	Housed in a formal clinic.	Los Angeles, California	22
VA Puget Sound Health Care System	Not indicated in the survey.	PMR staff. Mental health staff.	Not housed in a formal clinic.	Seattle, Washington	20
VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System	Primary care.	Primary care. Mental health staff. PT/OT staff.	Housed in a formal clinic.	Salt Lake City, Utah	19
VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System	Infectious disease. Pulmonary.	Pulmonary staff.	Housed in a formal clinic.	North Las Vegas, Nevada	21
VA Western Colorado Health Care System	PT/OT/ST.	Not indicated in survey results.	Not housed in a formal clinic.	Grand Junction, Colorado	19
Washington DC VA Medical Center	Rehabilitation. Pulmonary.	Pulmonary staff. PMR staff. PT/OT staff.	Housed in a formal clinic.	Washington, DC	5
William S Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital	APNP.	Primary care. Pulmonary staff. PMR staff. PT/OT staff.	Housed in a formal clinic.	Madison, Wisconsin	12

ANP, Advanced Practice Nurse; APNP, Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber; MD, Medical Doctor; NP, Nurse Practitioner; OT, Occupational Therapist; PMR, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; PT, Physical Therapist; ST, Speech Therapist; VA, Veterans Affairs; VHA, Veterans Health Administration.