The Lt. Col Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center is a teaching hospital serving 196,000 veterans in a 53-county area of western Tennessee, northern Mississippi, and northwestern Arkansas. The hospital provides an array of services to veterans, including mental health and PTSD, psychiatry, and suicide prevention. The 16-suite Memphis Fisher House will provide a “home away from home” for up to 5,840 nights each year and offer families savings of over $700,000 in lodging and transportation annually.