| Last updated on May 29, 2007 |
Our mission is to provide high quality health care and social services to veterans while maintaining the highest level of professional and ethical standards.
Description:
As a health care provider to America's veterans, the Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) is dedicated to providing the highest quality of health care and meeting the ever changing needs of its diverse patient population.
History:
The Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) provides health care for some 433,000 veterans living in America's fifth largest metropolitan area and surrounding seven counties. The PVAMC, the second largest VA medical center in Pennsylvania, is a VA acute referral center for the tri-state area and offers a wide range of advanced high tech treatments for the special needs of veterans. The facility is staffed by more than 1,500 employees and supports more than 150 acute beds and a 240-bed Nursing Home Care Unit. The PVAMC is internationally recognized for substance abuse treatment and research. The PVAMC was selected to serve as a Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), a Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC), and a Center for Health Equity, Research and Promotion (CHERP). The Philadelphia VA Medical Center maintains an active research program with more than 225 research projects underway involving all clinical disciplines, with more than 155 investigators and technicians. Major research emphasis includes: substance abuse, nutrition, weight loss, Rheumatology-Immunology, cardiology, gastroenterology, Hepatitis C, Parkinson's disease, mental illness and health services research and development.
Contact person: Melissa Edonick, Chief, Voluntary Service, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (215) 823-4452
Address:
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3900 Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Web Site: None specified
Directions:
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From I-95 North (Delaware, Baltimore, Washington)
Follow I-95 past the Philadelphia International Airport to Exit 13 (To I-76 West/291 - Valley Forge) continue following the signs for To I-76 West / Valley Forge. This will take you across the Platt Bridge,. . . (more)
Nearest Bus Stop: 30, 42, LUCY, 0 minute walk
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Miscellaneous Information
| Are court referrals welcomed? |
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No
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