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The Togus VAMC is a 67-operating bed facility with general medical, surgical, intermediate and mental health beds, as well as a 100-bed Nursing Home consisting of 50 Skilled and Longer Stay beds, and a 50-bed Dementia Unit. One of the oldest veterans' facilities in the country, having opened in the fall of 1866, Togus is located approximately four miles east of Augusta, the state capital. The Togus campus encompasses 500+ acres of buildings and natural woodlands serving as natural habitats for some of Maine's wildlife.
Description:
HEALTH CARE SERVICES
The Togus Healthcare System emphasizes primary, specialty, and preventive care in an outpatient setting.
Comprehensive Outpatient Care services are provided through a variety of hospital-based clinics and five (5) Community-Based Outpatient Clinics located in Caribou, Bangor, Calais, Rumford, and Saco. Our healthcare system also has a close relationship with the five (5) VET Centers in Maine, located in Bangor, Caribou, Lewiston, Portland and Sanford. They provide readjustment counseling to Vietnam and post-Vietnam Era veterans. Wellness and preventive health services include smoking cessation, cardiovascular fitness, preventive cardiology, women's health and special clinics to assist primary providers in managing diabetes, lipids and anticoagulation.
Medical services available are comprised of General Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Endocrinology, Hematology, Oncology, Chemotherapy, Infectious Disease, Pulmonary Medicine, Rheumatology, Tele-Dermatology, Dialysis, Nephrology, Neurology, Spinal Cord Injury, Home Oxygen Program and a Critical Care Unit. Inpatient and outpatient care services are provided.
Surgical services offered include General Surgery, Thoracic, Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Urology, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Pain Management, Podiatry, Optometry, Anesthesiology, and Audiology Major, minor and ambulatory operative procedures are performed in all surgical specialties.
Psychiatric services include Acute Inpatient, General Psychiatry, Day Hospital Programs for PTSD and Day Treatment Center, IPCC (Community Based Care), Neuropsychology & Testing, General Psychology, Outpatient Substance Abuse, Liaison (Consultation) Service, and Smoking Cessation Program.
Extended Care services are comprised of Geriatrics Primary Care, Geriatric and Geropsychiatric Consultations, Geriatrics Evaluation & Management (GEM) - Inpatient/Outpatient, Special Care Dementia Unit, Nursing Home Beds: Skilled/Rehabilitative/Respite/Palliative Care, Contract NH Program, Homemaker/Home Health Program and Community Care (Residential Care/Field-based Social Work Outreach).
Dental services consist of General Dentistry including: Restorative, Periodontics, Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Oral Surgery.
Ancillary services include General Radiology, Ultrasound, CT Scan, Neuroradiology-noninvasive, General Nuclear Medicine, Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Pharmacy, Prosthetics & Sensory Aids, Respiratory Therapy, Nutrition, Visually Impaired Services Team, and a Women Veterans Program.
Specialized Treatment Specialty services such as Radiation Therapy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging are provided to Maine veterans via contractual agreements with our community partners in the veterans' local communities.
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History:
On March 21, 1866, Congress passed an act for the establishment of "National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers". The Eastern Branch of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was the first to be established and was located at Togus, Maine. The Togus property was originally a summer resort known as Togus Springs (Togus is derived from the Indian name Worromontogus which means "mineral water").
When the home was established, barracks were built for nearly 3000 men and hospitalization was available for about 400.
The first member was admitted on October 6, 1866. Buildings and equipment were considered to be the best at that time. A narrow gauge railway from Gardiner to Augusta provided transportation to and from the Home.
In 1930, the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at Togus became a part of the Veterans Administration, a national agency administering benefits to veterans and their dependents. The year 1930 also marked the start of plans for the replacement of the old frame buildings with new brick structures that are in place today.
The greatest change in the long history of Togus was not the erection of new modern buildings, but the transition from its historical purpose of domiciliary veterans to that of treating veterans in a modern general hospital with the aim of rehabilitating veterans for a successful return to the community.
Today the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center has an operating bed capacity of 176 beds, 35 of which are allocated for General Medicine and Surgery; 25 for Psychiatry Service; 16 for Intermediate Care; and, 100 for Nursing Home Care Unit. There is a staff of approximately 900 full-time and part-time employees at this facility.
Contact people:
Office fax number: (207) 621-7301
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Web Site: http://www.visn1.med.va.gov/
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