Veterans Affairs Med Center

Details

Name :

Veterans Affairs Med Center

Address  :

17273 State Route 104

Town  :

Chillicothe

State  :

Ohio

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

45601

Phone  :

740 773 1141

Web URL  :


Description

The Chillicothe VA Medical Center provides mental health services medical services and a wide range of nursing home care services to the Veterans living in southeastern and south central Ohio The facility has a total of 297 beds which includes 35 medical beds 25 Mental Health beds 25 Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitative Program PRRTP beds 50 Domiciliary beds and 162 Community Living Center beds Specialized inpatient mental health programs include a Substance Abuse Treatment program and a Dual Diagnosis program An active ambulatory care setting including several mental health clinics an outpatient Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Clinic Team and a number of specialized women Veterans clinics are also available The Chillicothe VA also operates five Community Based Outpatient Clinics CBOCs in Athens Cambridge Lancaster Marietta and Portsmouth Ohio and offers many community programs such as community nursing home and residential care programs Home Based Primary Care and Care Coordination
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