Trump’s 2027 budget includes $1.98 billion for Roudebush hospital replacement

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana’s two U.S. senators on Friday thanked President Donald Trump for including funding to replace an aging Veterans Administration hospital in his 2027 budget proposal.

Trump’s 2027 budget sets aside $1.98 billion to construct a new medical center to replace the current Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, which first opened in 1932. The facility gets high marks but has reached the end of its service life. Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, told News 8’s “All INdiana Politics” in January the building often suffers electrical problems due to its aging infrastructure. The funding would pay for an 840,000 square-foot bed tower that would offer acute care, multi-specialty clinics and primary care, along with associated infrastructure.

Congress will have to approve the budget by Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.

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