Well wilmingtonMaj, Vets get thier own clinic becuase it is a totally seperate health care provider. The regular hosptials have enough to deal with, without bringing the government in and making them do more paperwork for Vets. You see at the clinic, Vets who have been approved due to service related injuries get free health care. Free is a loose term here though becuase they have paid with there service, and thier life of pain now and for some lose of limbs. So since its free to them and paid for by the government it is just easier to have thier own clinic where everything is done with government paperwork. And I believe that the Va hospitals and clinics are the best way to see how government run healthcare will go. These Vets go and sit waiting for a couple of hours for most and some many more. Then after waiting they are seen and told that they cant be helped at this location they need to drive half a state away to get what they need. So they go and sit again. Now this is on a very small scale only a few thousand vets a day run through these clinics. Imagine the choas of millions of people running through our hospitals, including the people who dont really need to go but will since "Hey its free". Sorry just a side note.