The Veterans Affairs hospitals in Palo Alto and Menlo Park will receive a combined $15.5 million in funds from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, has announced.

"The resources will benefit the brave men and women who have protected our country for so many years," Eshoo said. "The funds will go towards purchasing equipment critical to the care of our veterans and repairing the facilities' roads and buildings."

The Menlo Park VA will receive $12.5 million for upgrades and renovations while the Palo Alto VA will receive $3 million for patient equipment and repairs.

-- Don Kazak