James E VanZandt VA Medical Center

James E VanZandt VA Medical Center - Altoona, PA

James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center is an addiction treatment center located at 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard in the 16602 zip code in Altoona, PA. It is operated by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs. James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center provides suboxone prescription, relapse prevention from naltrexone and buprenorphine maintenance. Some of the treatment approaches used by James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center include DBT, brief intervention services and motivational interviewing. James E Vanzandt Va Medical Center provides intensive outpatient drug treatment, outpatient drug rehab and outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment. It also provides residential drug abuse treatment and inpatient treatment for drug addiction and mental health diagnosis. Other addiction treatment offered includes gambling disorder treatment.

Address: 2907 Pleasant Valley Boulevard, Altoona, PA 16602

  1. Types of Care
  2. Service Settings
  3. Hospitals
  4. Opioid Medications used in Treatment
  5. External Opioid Medications Source
  6. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  7. Type Of Treatment
  8. Pharmacotherapies
  9. Treatment Approaches
  10. Facility Ownership
  11. License/Certification/Accreditation
  12. Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
  13. Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported
  14. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  15. Screening & Testing
  16. Transitional Services
  17. Ancillary Services
  18. Other Addictions Treatment
  19. Counseling Services and Education
  20. Medical Services
  21. Tobacco/Screening Services
  22. Facility Smoking Policy
  23. Age Groups Accepted
  24. Gender Accepted
  25. Exclusive Services
  26. Services for deaf

Here are the full facility listing details on James E VanZandt VA Medical Center in Altoona, PA:

Types of Care:

  • residential drug use treatment
  • inpatient treatment for co-occurring mental health and drug use disorders

Service Settings:

  • outpatient drug services
  • intensive outpatient drug treatment
  • outpatient methadone/buprenorphine/naltrexone treatment
  • regular outpatient drug treatment

Hospitals:

  • General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Buprenorphine clinical treatment
  • Naltrexone treatment

External Opioid Medications Source:

  • Personal physician/health care provider

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Administers medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment:

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

Pharmacotherapies:

  • 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:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention services
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • motivational incentives
  • DBT
  • motivational interviewing
  • matrix model
  • relapse prevention treatment
  • counseling for substance abuse
  • trauma counseling

Facility Ownership:

  • the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation:

  • Certified by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
  • Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Military insurance
  • Accepts private health insurance

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

  • veteran drug use treatment
  • drug rehab for active duty military
  • rehab for military families
  • co-occurring addiction and mental health treatment
  • special treatment to sexual abuse victims
  • special services for domestic violence victims
  • treats people with trauma
  • people with co-occurring pain plus substance use

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

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

Screening & Testing:

  • 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:

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

Ancillary Services:

  • case management
  • domestic violence services
  • housing services
  • mental health services
  • self-help groups
  • social skills development
  • transportation assistance
  • group meetings

Other Addictions Treatment:

  • gambling disorder treatment

Counseling Services and Education:

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

Medical Services:

  • Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services:

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

Facility Smoking Policy:

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

  • adult rehab
  • accepts young adults

Gender Accepted:

  • inpatient drug rehab for women
  • residential drug treatment for men

Exclusive Services:

  • Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
  • Rehab for veterans only

Services for deaf:

  • Service for hearing impaired

Phone #: 814-943-8164

Call (877) 539-5579 for 24/7 help with treatment.

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