Program Information VA Long Beach Healthcare System is one of the most diversified health care systems in VA. Located along the Southern California coast, the facility provides comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, and extended care programs. The medical center and its community clinics employ more than 2,200 full-time employees, and VA Long Beach is the health care provider of choice for more than 50,000 Veterans. We are active in both research and education, partnering with universities and education centers across Southern California to train a new generation of health care leaders.