VA Puget Sound Healthcare System

Honoring America’s Veterans with quality health care services, part of the largest integrated health care

Pilot project for record sharing between VA Puget Sound Health Care System, private health care providers and the Department of Defense.

VA's Gerofit fitness and health promotion program reduces the risk

TakeAway™ Medication Disposal Envelopes Available at the Pharmacy

https://www.facebook.com/vapugetsound

 VA Puget Sound Health Care System -  Proudly Serving Those Who Served

VA's Gerofit fitness and health promotion program reduces the risk of the need for nursing home care by developing individually tailored, functionally-based exercise for America's older Veterans. Full Story

No events or classes are currently scheduled.

1660 South Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108 206-762-1010 | 800-329-8387 Directions

9600 Veterans Drive Tacoma, WA 98493 253-582-8440 | 800-329-8387 Directions

Veterans Crisis Line:1-800-273-8255 (Press 1)

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | 810 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington DC 20420

Primary Focus of the Provider

• Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse

---

Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Detoxification
• Methadone maintenance
• Methadone maintenance for predetermined time
• Methadone detoxification
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Buprenorphine maintenance for predetermined time
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Relapse prevention from naltrxone
• Buprenorphine used in treatment
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Vivitrol (injectable Naltrexone)
• Methadone
• SAMHSA-certified Opioid Treatment Program

---

Facility Type

---

Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling

---

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

---

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Hospital inpatient
• Outpatient
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or vivitrol
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• General Hospital(including VA hospital)

---

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• State substance abuse agency
• State mental health department
• State department of health
• Hospital licensing authority
• The Joint Commission
• Council on Accreditation

---

Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Medicaid
• Medicare
• State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

---

Emergency Mental Health Services

---

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

---

Language Services

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing

---

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
• Veterans
• Seniors or older adults
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult women
• Adult men
• Persons with HIV or AIDS
• Persons who have experienced trauma
• Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
• Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Transitional age young adults

---

Ancillary Services

• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Alcohol Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Methamphetamines Detoxification
• Opiods Detoxification
• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Marital/couples counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Martix Model
• Relapse prevention

---

Age Groups Accepted

• Young adults
• Adults

---

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

---

Exclusive Services

• Methadone and buprenorphine clients only
• Methadone clients only

---