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Patient Services Web Sites
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Community Living Centers
Available to eligible veterans within the medical center's unit at the Jefferson Barracks Divsion or through contractual arrangements with community facilities.
Extended Care and Rehabilitation
Our extended care and rehabilitation program provides physical medicine and rehabilitation, transitional care, as well as home and community care. Our Geriatric and Research Education and Clinical Center is also a part of this program.
Home Telehealth
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Home telehealth uses a Health Buddy to assist you in monitoring your health and managing a chronic medical or mental health condition in the comfort of your own home. The Health Buddy also provides you with information on how to manage your condition and maintain good health. Click for more information about Home Telehelath at the St. Louis VA Medical Center*
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Mental Health
Our mental health program provides consultation, evaluation, and treatment for a variety of issues that can impact emotional well-being. The VA Hope Recovery Center is now open to serve our veterans.
The St. Louis Veterans Administration Medical Center Hope Recovery Center is located at the intersection of Washington and Jefferson. The Center’s mission is to nurture hope in veterans with disabilities and to assist them on their recovery journey. For more information: Hope Recovery Center, 515 N. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103. Phone: 314-652-4100 ext. 55500
Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Program
Military Sexual Trauma (MST) is the VA term for sexual harassment and sexual assault that occurred during a veteran’s military service. Both men and women can experience Military Sexual Trauma (MST), both men and women can perpetrate it.
We have clinical staff trained to help survivors of Military Sexual Trauma (MST) here at the St. Louis VAMC. If you know of a veteran who experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST), please contact Sundra Brown, Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Coordinator at (314) 652-4100 extension 55621 or extension 56391.
My HealtheVet Program
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The VA has an award-winning website where veterans can store health information, order prescription refills, track their health statistics, and much more? It’s called My HealtheVet. The My HealtheVet website lets veterans manage their health information. To learn more go to www.MyHealth.va.gov or stop by:
- Release of Information Office- John Cochran Division
- Library-Jefferson Barracks Division
- Contact me, Jimmy Lomax, the MHV Program Coordinator at 652-4100 ext 63301/JB
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OEF/OIF/OND Care Management Program
The United States Department of Veteran’s Affairs has a care managment program for returning Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve service members of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND). We honor the opportunity to provide benefits information and assistance to eligible veterans who honorably fought and served in our Nation's armed forces. Please review the two brochures listed below for more information on this program:
Palliative Care
Palliative Care is aimed at helping our most ill of veterans and their families as they deal with the burdens of advanced illness. Our interdisciplinary team consist of physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, chaplains, and social services staff. All are trained to help with the symptoms of advanced illness. We may be reached by calling:
Palliative Care Coordinator John Cochran (314) 652-4100 or 800-228-5459 ext. 5-3012
Palliative Care Coordinator Jefferson Barracks (314) 652-4100 or 800-228-5459 ext 6-3024
Click here for more information about and contact numbers for the Palliative Care Team
Pastoral Service
Pastoral service provides a wide range of spiritual support and counseling services to both inpatient and outpatient veterans. Family members and significant others are also eligible for chaplain services.
Pharmacy
Pharmacy Service is available for all patients to provide both pharmaceutical care and drug distribution at both divisions of the medical center. Read more about our pharmacy program.
Polytrauma
The St. Louis Polytrauma Network Site is one of twenty-one facilities in the country designed to provide long-term rehabilitative care to veterans and service members who experienced severe injuries (including brain injuries) to more than one organ system. Read more about our polytrauma program.
Primary Care
Our primary care program offers an extensive range of treatments with an emphasis on health care prevention. List of RN Case Managers and Health Care Providers.
Research
Our research and development program enhances our ability to provide state-of-the-art medical techniques and treatments to veterans.
Social Work
As a part of your treatment team, Social Work Service is available to assist you and your family with problems that result from illness and/or hospitalization. Our social workers can assist you and your family in accessing the VAs network of care. If you would like to see a social worker, notify your doctor, nurse, or ward clerk; or, call the main Social Work office at 314-289-6391 or extension 56391 from within the medical center.
Specialty Care
Our specialty care program offers all surgical specialties as well as neurology, radiation, oncology, and audiology.
Spinal Cord Injury
Our spinal cord injury program provides comprehensive care to patients who have suffered spinal cord injuries, including surgery and rehabilitation. Read more about our spinal cord injury program.
Suicide Prevention Program
The Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the St. Louis VA Medical Center is Jane Tomory, LCSW. She can be reached at the JB Division, 314-652-4100 ext 66257. You may also contact Brad Overmeyer at extension 63103 or Elizabeth Wilde at extension 63106. A VA nation-wide SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE number – 1-800-273-TALK (8255) is available to all patients and families.
Visual Impairment Service Team (VIST) Program
Services offered by the VIST program are available to both service connected and non-service connected veterans who have legally blindness or low vision. Legal blindness is defined as best corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye, or a visual field of 20 degrees or less in the better eye. Low vision is defined as best corrected distance visual acuity of 20/50 or less, best corrected near acuity of 20/60 or worse or clinically significant visual field loss. Click Here for More Information*
Women's Healthcare Clinic
Our woman veterans' health program includes a number of clinical services available to women, including gynecology, mammography, reproductive care, and menopause treatment.
Join Commission - Hospital Accreditation
The Joint Commission uses information from a variety of sources to improve the quality and safety of the health care organizations it accredits and certifies. One of these sources is complaints from patients, their families, government agencies, and the public, as well as from an organization’s own staff and the media.
If you have a complaint about a the health care issue at our facility it is your right to contact he Joint Commission’s Office of Quality Monitoring - Click here for more information. (This link will take you outside of the Department of Veterans Affairs Website. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked websites. The link will open in a new window.)
For a more direct resolution of your complaint, please contact one of our Patient Care Representatives. Their numbers are listed on our Customer Service page.
* This information is in a PDF formated brochure. If you do not have Adobe's Reader on your computer please go to Adobe Acrobat Reader to download the reader for free. This link will take you outside the Department of Veterans Affairs Website. VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of the linked websites. The link will open in a new window.
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