Philadelphia Region VA

'Perfect storm' means VA expansion 09/10/08. Veterans receiving treatment at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in University City and four regional clinics are at their highest levels ever, according to hospital officials. More than 57,000 veterans are expected this year and even more in the years ahead. A hospital spokesman calls veterans’ health care “a growth industry” and a local congressman has described the current landscape as “a perfect storm” because of Vietnam veterans entering their 60s and two current wars. Metro