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not a County program.
| Baltimore
VA Medical Center |
10
North Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21201 |
410-605-7000
(V)
1-800-463-6295 (Toll Free)
410-605-7324 (Eligibility and Enrollment)
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| The
acute medical and surgical care facility for the VA Maryland Health
Care System. Offer a full range of inpatient, outpatient and primary
care services. Operate a Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center that is
responsible for facilitating clinical care, research and education
for patients with MS in the Eastern part of the country. The Medical
Center is also the home base for one of VA's eight Mental Illness
Research, Education and Clinical Centers - the program is dedicated
to improving the provision of health care to veterans suffering
from severe mental illness, with a special emphasis on the treatment
of individuals with schizophrenia. |
| Baltimore
VA Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center (BRECC) |
3900
Loch Raven Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21218 |
410-605-7000
(V)
1-800-463-6295 (Toll Free)
1-800-949-1003 x 1121 (Eligibility and Admissions)
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| Specialize
in providing rehabilitation and post-acute care for patients in
the VA Maryland Health Care System. The center coordinates the delivery
of rehabilitation services, including physical therapy, occupational
therapy, kinesiotherapy and recreation therapy, to achieve the highest
level of recovery and independence for Maryland's veterans. The
center also provides hospice and nursing home care to veterans requiring
non-acute inpatient care, in addition to offering specialized treatment
for patients with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
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| Frederick
VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic |
1433 Porter
Street
Fort Detrick Army Garrison
Frederick, MD 21702 |
301-624-1200
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| Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Primary care services for
veterans in the greater Frederick area. Behavioral health services
including individual and group counseling and programs such as substance
abuse counseling. Well Women Treatment Services. Secondary services
include preventative health care and screening, health promotion,
annual physicals, cancer screening, management of chronic illnesses
such as diabetes and hypertension, immunizations, mental health
services, podiatry services, occupational therapy services, physical
therapy services, tele-retinal services, orthopedic services, pharmacy
services, limited on-site radiology services, dietician services,
health education and prevention, pharmaceutical management, and
anti-coagulation management. |
| Hagerstown
VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic |
1101 Opal Court
Hagerstown, MD 21742 |
301-665-1462
(V)
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| Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Primary care services for
veterans in Greater Hagerstown area. Offer preventive health
care and screening; health promotion; annual physicals; cancer screening;
management of chronic illness such as diabetes and hypertension;
immunizations; mental health services include psychiatric evaluations,
individual therapy, medication management, grief counseling, and
smoking cessation; health education and prevention; pharmaceutical
management; anti-coagulation management; and advanced directions
services. The Access to Care and Evaluation (ACE) Team facilitate
new veterans getting into the VA system by performing the initial
patient history and physical, imitates specialty consults and mediations. |
| Military
Health System |
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Military Health System (MHS) provides medical care to Active duty
service members, retirees, and their families through a network
of providers, military treatment facilities, medical clinics, and
dental clinics worldwide. Online mental health resources, research
initiatives that determine health risks, up-to-date medical news,
and more. |
| VA
Gulf War Veteran Health Registry |
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Celestine
Jennings, Maryland Environmental Health Coordinator
E-mail: Celestine.Jennings@va.gov
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1-800-749-8387
(Helpline)
410-605-7341 (Coordinator)
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The
VA set up the Gulf War Registry health examination program to
track the special health concerns of veterans who served in the
Gulf during Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm or Iraqi Freedom.
Gulf War veterans have experienced a variety of illnesses and
conditions since serving in the Gulf. VA health professionals
are trained in diagnosing and treating these many conditions.
You do not need to be enrolled in the VA health care system to
be eligible to participate in the Gulf War Registry examination
program. The Gulf War Registry examination is cost-free. Veterans
who served in the Gulf during Operations Desert Shield, Desert
Storm, or Iraqi Freedom do not have a copay. Veterans will receive
a comprehensive examination, including
exposure and medical histories, laboratory tests, and physical
exam. Results will be discussed by a VA health professional with
veteran, both in a personal face-to-face consultation and a follow-up
letter. Veterans interested in participating in the registry should
ask to speak to their Environmental
Health Coordinator or Patient Care Advocate at the nearest
VA medical facility for information about participating
in the Gulf War Registry.
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| VA
Maryland Health Care System |
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1-800-865-2441
(24-Hour Telephone Care Line)
1-800-463-6295 ext. 7324 (Eligibility/Enrollment)
1-800-463-6295 ext. 7259 (Veteran Health Care Services)
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| Health
care organization that provides quality and accessible care and
service to Maryland's Veterans. Veterans and their family member
can now subscribe online to receive news releases, fact sheets and
special announcements from the VA Maryland Health Care System. This
free service allows subscribers to receive e-mail messages about
important health care issues, changes in copayments and eligibility
criteria and upcoming special events and educational programs. Veterans
who need medical advice or have questions about their medications
can call the Telephone Care Line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
For information about the various health care services available
for veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and
Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or for more information about how
to navigate the VA Health Care System, please contact the OEF/OIF
Program Manager for the VA Maryland Health Care System at 1-800-463-6295
x 7259 (Toll Free). |
| VA
Polytrauma System of Care - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
Washington
DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Jean Langbein, LCSW, Admissions and Referral Officer
50 Irving Street, NW
Washington, DC 20422 |
202-745-8000
(V)
1-888-553-0242 (Toll Free)
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veterans and returning service members with injuries to more than
one physical region or organ system, one of which may be life threatening,
and which results in physical, cognitive, psychological, or psychosocial
impairments and functional disability. Examples of polytrauma include
traumatic brain injury (TBI), hearing loss, amputations, fractures,
burns, and visual impairments. Provide comprehensive, high-quality,
and inter-disciplinary care to patients. |
| Veterans
Health Administration |
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1-877-222-8387
(Health Care)
1-800-827-1000 (Benefits)
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| VA
provides a Medical Benefits Package, a standard enchanged health
benefits plan available to all enrolled veterans. This plan emphasizes
preventive primary care that offers a full range of outpatient and
inpatient services within VA health care system. Eligibility for
most veterans' health care benefits is based solely on active military
service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard (or
Merchant Marines during WWII), and discharged under other than dishonorable
conditions. You can apply for benefits on VHA's website using
the online
Veterans Health Administration (VA) Enrollment
- Click on the link on the right hand side titled Enroll / Apply
for VA Health Benefits (10-10EZ). |
| Veterans
Health Council |
| E-mail: vhc@veteranshealth.org
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301-585-4000
(V)
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| Inform
veterans and their families about health issues and benefits available
to them, educate health care communities about the multiple health
issues associated with military service, develop materials on veterans'
health issues for medical schools, nursing schools, teaching hospitals,
and related educational outlets, and advocate on behalf of veterans'
healthcare initiatives. |
| Walter
Reed Army Medical Center |
6900
Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20307 |
202-782-3501
(Info)
202-782-7309 (Admissions)
202-782-4393 (Patient Service Center)
1-800-984-8523
(Army Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline)
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Provides
comprehensive health care for more than 150,000 soldiers, other
service members, family members and retirees.
Patient
Service
Center
provides one-stop assistance for military beneficiaries and staff
on TRICARE and Managed Care issues. Located in Suite 3D on the
3rd Floor of the hospital.
Referral
Coordination Services facilitates specialty care referrals
for patients who live outside the National Capital Area and assists
them with travel arrangements to Walter Reed.
The
Warrior Transition Brigade
provides command and control, primary care, and case management
for service members receiving treatment for wounds suffered deployed
in the war on terror. The unit works to promote their timely return
to the force or transition to civilian life. The
following handbooks have been compiled as resources for wounded
warriors and their families: Walter
Reed Army Medical Center "Our Hero Handbook" and
the "Warrior
Transition Brigade Warrior Handbook "Warrior's First".
The
Army Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline
provides wounded and injured Soldiers and their family members
another way to resolve medical issues. The hotline provides an
information channel for Soldiers' medical-related issues to go
directly to senior Army leadership and is staffed 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
Soldier
Family Assistance Center
Comprehensive centralized coordinating office that provides a
variety of services for Warriors in Transition and their Family
members, who come to WRAMC to visit and aid in their recovery.
Open to assist patients who have been evacuated to Walter
Reed
Army
Medical
Center
from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom
(OEF). The SFAC also assists the family members of those patients.
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| Washington
DC VA Medical Center |
Brian
A. Hawkins, Director
50 Irving Street, NW
Washington, DC 20422 |
1-877-328-2611
(Patient Service Center)
202-745-8577 (24-Hour Medical Advice Line)
1-877-633-6431 (Returning Service Members - OEF and OIF)
1-800-273-8255 (24-Hour VA National Suicide Prevention Hotline)
202-745-8588 (Patient Advocate)
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| Provide
health care services to veterans. |
| Wounded
Warrior Resource Center (WWRC) |
| E-mail: wwrc@militaryonesource.com
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1-800-342-9647
(Toll Free)
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| Information
on access to inpatient and outpatient medical care, TRICARE eligibility
services, medical conditions such as PTSD and TBI, and family and
children health services. Trained specialists are available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week by phone. |
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