LOS ANGELES, CA — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that Steve Young, Director of VA Salt Lake City Health Care System will serve as Acting Director, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System effective April 6, 2015 until the new, permanent Director is selected. Mr. Young will oversee the delivery of health care to more than 88,000 Veterans and an operating budget of $915 million.
Mr. Young has 37 years of experience with the Veterans Health Administration and was appointed Director, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System on June 21, 2009. In this position, he is responsible for executive leadership of the health care system that includes the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center in Salt Lake City and clinics located in West Salt Lake City, Ogden, Orem, Saint George, Price, and Roosevelt, Utah; Pocatello and Idaho Falls, Idaho and Ely and Elko, Nevada. Mr. Young most recently served a detail as Acting Director of the Phoenix VA Health Care System in the Spring of 2014.
Mr. Young is a native of Iowa. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Iowa, and a Master’s Degree in Public Services Management from DePaul University. Mr. Young is board certified in health care leadership and a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is a graduate of Leadership VA and VHA’s Health Care Leadership Institute.
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is one of the largest, most complex health care systems within the Department of Veterans Affairs. It consists of two major ambulatory care centers, a tertiary care facility and 9 community based outpatient clinics. There are 1.4 million Veterans in the VAGLAHS service area, and over 88,000 are served by VAGLAHS each year. The catchment area covers five counties: Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo.
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