James E VanZandt VA Medical Center - Altoona Pennsylvania

Types of Care at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Substance use treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring serious mental health illness/serious emotional disturbance and substance use disorders

Service Settings at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Outpatient treatment
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

Hospitals at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Naltrexone used in Treatment

External Opioid Medications Source at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Personal physician/health care provider

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• buprenorphine maintenance
• suboxone prescription
• naltrexone administration
• relapse prevention from naltrexone

Pharmacotherapies at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
• Medications for psychiatric disorders
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Clonidine

Treatment Approaches at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• anger management
• brief intervention
• cognitive behavioral therapy
• contingency management/motivational incentives
• dialectical behavior therapy
• motivational interviewing
• matrix Model
• relapse prevention
• substance use counseling
• trauma-related counseling

FacilityOwnership at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
• The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Military insurance
• Private health insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• veterans
• active duty military
• military families
• people with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders
• sexual abuse victims
• domestic violence victims
• people with trauma
• people with co-occurring substance use and pain

Assessment/Pre-treatment at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Screening for Hepatitis B
• Screening for Hepatitis C
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Testing for metabolic syndrome

Transitional Services at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge

Ancillary Services at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• case management
• domestic violence services
• housing services
• mental health services
• self-help groups
• social skills development
• transportation assistance
• mentoring/peer support

Other Addictions Treatment at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Treatment for gambling disorder

Counseling Services and Education at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• individual counseling
• group counseling
• family counseling
• marital/couples counseling
• substance use education
• hepatitis education, counseling and support
• HIV and AIDS education, support and counseling
• health education services
• employment counseling or training
• vocational training and educational support

Medical Services at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Nicotine replacement therapy
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Screening for tobacco use
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• adults
• young adults

Gender Accepted at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• women
• men

Exclusive Services at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
• Serves Veterans only

Services for deaf at James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available