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Eligibility Dept Fax #: (404) 327-4004
ABOUT ATLANTA VAMC
The Atlanta VA Medical Center is located on 26 acres east of Atlanta in Decatur, Georgia with an operating nursing home care unit. The Atlanta VAMC also operates the Lawrenceville, Oakwood, Smyrna and East Point community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs).
The Atlanta VAMC is a tertiary care center that is dedicated to providing both primary and specialized outpatient health care, extended care, acute medical, surgical, intermediate and psychiatric care services with almost all major specialties and subspecialties represented. The facility also serves as a prosthetics treatment center, fabricating and supplying mechanical devices such as artificial limbs for patients within the states of Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama.
The co-location of the VA Regional Office to include the National Cemetery Administration, has resulted in a strong One-VA collaboration on such importants issues as Freedom of Information Act requests for medical records, shared services, training and access to the facilities.
Type of Facility
The Atlanta VAMC is a teaching hospital, providing a full range of patient care services, with state-of-the-art technology as well as education and research. Comprehensive health care is provided through primary care, tertiary care, and long-term care in the areas of medicine, surgery, mental health, physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care. The Medical Center has 173 operational inpatient beds and 100 nursing home care beds. The services provided by the Nursing Home Care Unit include extended care rehabilitation, psycho-geriatric care, and general nursing home care.
Affiliations
The Atlanta VAMC has had an active affiliation with the Emory University School of Medicine for over 50 years as one of six Emory University affiliated hospitals. The Atlanta VAMC is approved for 124.65 medical resident positions in a variety of disciplines. Last year, 377 residents and 91 medical students rotated through the Atlanta VA. The majority of the Atlanta VA physicians also have faculty appointments at Emory University.
In the summer of 2005, the Atlanta VAMC launched the East Point community-based outpatient clinic (CBOC) in affiliation with Morehouse School of Medicine, and operated out of a temporary clinic location. The East Point CBOC relocated to a larger, permanent site in May 2006. The clinic provides comprehensive primary and mental health care services to approximately 8,000 enrolled veterans. In addition, VA and Morehouse work closely to collaborate on various academic teaching, research and clinical initiatives.Research
Special Programs
Overall, the Atlanta VAMC has affiliation agreements with 35 colleges and universities involving 21 different training programs. In 2005, 827 trainees and medical residents rotated through the facility.
The Atlanta VAMC has a highly active, major research program in affiliation with Emory University, and is one of the largest in the nation. The program is fortunate to include 1 of the 12 national VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Centers; a major VA HIV Research Program; 1 of 20 Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers; a Research Enhancement Award Program to develop gene therapy for bone diseases; and programs which comprise activities related to medical and clinical problems, rehabilitation medical engineering, and health services research. The research program involves over 400 projects, conducted by more than 140 principal investigators, four of which are prestigious VA Senior Career Scientists, with a total grant funding of more than $25 million from VA and non-VA sources. Projects include studies on the genetics of cancer and diabetes, development of new anti-HIV and anti-hepatitis agents, low vision devices and aids, growth factor interactions in lung development, and bone and mineral endocrinology. The Atlanta VAMC’s research program is ranked 10th out of 120 VA research programs.
Mission
The Mission of the Atlanta VA is to provide timely and compassionate healthcare, which contributes to the well-being and quality of life of our veterans.
Vision
The Vision of the Atlanta VA is to be a comprehensive health care provider, nationally recognized as a community resource committed to excellence in patient care, customer service, education and research.
Values
We are committed to adding value to our mission by modeling our Core Values: Respect, Trust, Compassion, Quality, Customer Service, Diversity, Productivity.
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Dedication to "putting Veterans First" by being responsive, respectful, trustworthy, professional and compassionate
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Putting quality first until first in quality.
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Our customer service is dedicated to the unilateral well being of all veterans, without exception.
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We value diversity of both people and ideas.
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Our ultimate objective is increased productivity with regard to the multitude of services we provide our veterans.
Alzheimer’s Disease
Ambulatory Surgery
Audiology Speech Pathology
Angioplasty
Cardiac Catheterization and Open Heart Surgery
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Comprehensive Thallium Heart Imaging
Electrophysiological Studies
Endocrinology
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Geriatrics
Gulf War Syndrome Treatment Program
HIV/Aids
Homeless Veteran’s Program
Home Based Primary Care
Intensive Psychiatric Community Care Program
Interventional Radiology
Laparoscopic Surgery
Medical Research Projects
Mental Health Primary Care
Prevention, Amputation Care & Treatment (PACT)
PTSD Clinical Team (PCT) Unit
Pulmonary Function & Imaging
Smoking Cessation
Substance Abuse Treatment
Rehabilitation Research and Development
Visual Impairment
Women’s Wellness
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