{"id":5334,"date":"2026-09-04T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thirstier.news\/rural-community-profile-exploring-fargo-north-dakota\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:30:00","slug":"rural-community-profile-exploring-fargo-north-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=5334","title":{"rendered":"Rural community profile:\u00a0Exploring\u00a0Fargo, North Dakota\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With\u00c2\u00a0almost a quarter of all Veterans in the United States\u00c2\u00a0residing\u00c2\u00a0in rural communities, ensuring they receive quality healthcare close to home is more important than ever. At the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),\u00c2\u00a0we\u00e2\u0080\u0099re\u00c2\u00a0actively working to meet these Veterans in their own communities and promote opportunities for them to live happy and healthy lives.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Today,\u00c2\u00a0we\u00e2\u0080\u0099re\u00c2\u00a0checking out the community of Fargo, North Dakota. While Fargo might make you initially think of the 1996 hit film, Fargo is also home\u00c2\u00a0of\u00c2\u00a0the Fargo VA Health Care System, which serves more than 34,000 Veterans living in North Dakota, northwest Minnesota, and northeast South Dakota.<\/p>\n

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The\u00c2\u00a0Fargo VA Medical Center<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(VAMC) provides\u00c2\u00a0primary care and specialty health services, including cancer care, emergency services, mental healthcare, surgery,\u00c2\u00a0palliative\u00c2\u00a0and hospice care, and\u00c2\u00a0so much\u00c2\u00a0more.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

If\u00c2\u00a0you\u00e2\u0080\u0099re\u00c2\u00a0a healthcare provider interested in research that advances healthcare for Veterans, Fargo is the place to be. Research areas within the Fargo VA Health Care System include:\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n