University Hospital Zurich
Raemistrasse 100 Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland)
German Hospital Service
Destouchesstr. 1 Munchen, Bayern (Germany)
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust
162 City Road London, Greater London (UK)
Flinders Medical Centre
Flinders Drive, Bedford Park South Australia (Australia)
Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center
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- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- ENT
- Gastro-enterology
- General Surgeon
- Hematologist
- Oncologist
- Ophthalmology
- Pulmonology
- Urology
- Vascular Surgeon
Other Facilities
- Pathology
- CT/MRI
Description
The Louis A Johnson VA Medical Center is located in Clarksburg West Virginia and serves a veteran population of approximately 70000 in north central West Virginia and adjacent counties in Maryland Ohio and Pennsylvania In FY07 the medical center treated 19554 unique patients through 216090 outpatient visits and 3541 admissions
Inpatient services include acute medicine surgery acute psychiatry Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program SARRTP PTSD Residential Rehabilitation Program PRRP Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program PRRTP and nursing home care
Outpatient services include ambulatory surgery audiology cardiology dental dermatology diabetes ENT gastroenterology general internal medicine general surgery gynecology hematologyoncology infectious disease nephrology nutrition occupational therapy ophthalmology optometry pain physical therapy podiatry primary care prosthetics behavioral medicine including substance abuse telepsychiatry PTSD etc pulmonology recreation therapy rheumatology social work speech pathology urology and vascular surgery
Ancillary and diagnostic services include CT EKG laboratory MRI nuclear medicine pharmacy radiology respiratory therapy and ultrasound
Community and noninstitutional care services include Contract Nursing Home Homemakers Home Health Aide Adult Day Care Residential Care Respite Hoptel and Care CoordinationHome Telehealth programs
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