The Chillicothe VA Medical Center is located 5 miles north of Chillicothe on 308 acres of rural land once occupied by World War I Camp Sherman. The beautiful campus-style facility provides acute and chronic mental health services, primary and secondary medical services, extended care, a wide range of nursing home care services, and serves as a chronic mental health referral center for other VA facilities in southern Ohio. An active ambulatory care setting, including several mental health services, specialty medical services and specialized women veterans clinics is also available. Patients requiring tertiary medical services are referred to VA facilities in Cincinnati (105 miles) or Dayton (75 miles).

Clinic Hours:  VAMC Chillicothe operates five community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) in Athens, Cambridge, Lancaster, Marietta, and Portsmouth, Ohio.  VAMC Chillicothe's outplacement program includes both the Community Nursing Home and Residential Care programs. The Medical Center is staffed 24/7 with a full complement of clinics and administrative services available Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding Federal Holidays. Community Based Outpatient Clinics are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal Holidays. Outpatient pharmacy services are provided Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding Federal Holidays.

Visit our Internet site at the following Link: VAMC Chillicothe's Internet site.

Affiliations: VAMC Chillicothe has affiliations with The Ohio State University College of Medicine, the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine and the University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine for the purposes of education, training and research.  There are 264 university residents, interns and students trained at this medical center each year.  There are also nursing affiliations with The Ohio State University, Hocking College, and others.  Other educational program affiliations exist involving dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, social work, psychology, physician assistants, occupational/kinesio/physical therapy, health administration, health information management, dietetics and audiology and speech pathology.  

Academic Affiliation Programs have been developed in Medical Assisting, Medical Billing and Coding, Recreation Sports and Science and Human Service Technology.   There is collaboration in the areas of medical and, optometry with Inactive Duty Training (IDT) National Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Augmentation Detachment.   During this reporting period new affiliation agreements have been established with, Jacksonville University - Bachelor’s in Nursing; Ohio University in Athens; University of Virginia – Bachelor’s in Dietetics; and, Bowling Green State University – Bachelor’s in Dietetics.   To participate in the FY 2006 Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) and Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) we have two new affiliations with Central State University and Wilberforce University of Ohio.

Authorized Beds 

35 Acute Medical
25 Psychiatric
25 Psychosocial Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (PRRTP) 
50 Domiciliary
162 NHCU
297 Total     

Type of Facility

          GM, Neuro-Psychiatric, NHCU

            Facility Statistics 

§    Approximate number of veterans residing in our service area – over 70,000

§    Number of enrollees - 24,930 (as of 7/31/2007)

§    Patients treated in FY07 – 19,605

§    Total number of outpatient visits in FY07 – 254,766

§    Number of physicians and extenders – 35 full-time equivalent staff physicians, 24 physician extenders and nurse practitioners, 5 staff dentists, 1 podiatrist, 5 optometrists and numerous contract physicians.

 

Special Programs

Acute Mental Health
Ambulatory Surgery Clinics
Audiology and Speech Pathology
Bone Density Studies
Care Coordination
Chronic Mental Health
Community Based Outpatient Clinics
Community Nursing Home Care
Community Residential Care Program
Contract Adult Day Health Care
CT Scan 
Diagnostic X-Ray
Domiciliary
Geriatric Evaluation and Management
Home Based Primary Care
Home Health Aid
Hoptel
Hospice
Medical Intensive Care Unit
Mental Health Clinics
Mental Health Intensive Case Management
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Nuclear Medicine
Outpatient Medical Clinics
Outpatient Mental Health Clinics
Outpatient Physical Rehabilitation
PRRTP
PTSD Clinical Team
Respiratory Care
Respite
Sleep Studies
Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Telehome Care
Ultrasound
VA Nursing Home Care Unit
Women's Specialized Clinics

Community Clinics

In addition to the main Chillicothe Campus, the following sites of care are operated by this facility:

Athens Community Based Outpatient Clinic
510 West Union Street
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: (740) 593-7314
Fax: (740) 594-2804

Cambridge Community Based Outpatient Clinic
2146 Southgate Parkway
Cambridge, OH  43725
Phone:  740-432-1963.

Lancaster Community Based Outpatient Clinic
1550 Sheridan Dr, Colonnade Medical Bldg.
Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone: (740) 653-6145
Fax: (740) 653-6250

Marietta Community Based Outpatient Clinic
418 Colegate Dr.
Marietta, OH 45750
Phone: (740) 568-0412
For an appointment, please call 1-800-358-8262

Portsmouth Community Based Outpatient Clinic
621 Broadway Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662
Phone: (740) 353-3236
Fax: (740) 353-4803

 

 

 

VA Shuttle Service

Avoid the driving and parking problems.  We are now providing shuttle service to take you to your appointments in Cincinnati and Dayton.

Shuttle Schedule

Departs from	Time	Arrives at	Time
Chillicothe	7:00 a.m.	Dayton	9:30 a.m.
		Cincinnati	9:30 a.m.
Columbus	7:00 a.m.	Dayton	9:30 a.m.
		Cincinnati	9:30 a.m.
Dayton	9:45 a.m.	Columbus	11:30 a.m.
Columbus	12 Noon	Chillicothe	1:00 p.m.
Chillicothe	1:15 p.m.	Dayton	3:00 p.m.
Dayton	3:15 p.m.	Chillicothe	5:20 p.m.
		Columbus	5:20 p.m.
Cincinnati	3:15 p.m.	Chillicothe	5:20 p.m.
		Columbus	5:20 p.m.

To schedule your transport please call the Travel Clerk at 740-773-1141 ext. 7725

Reviewed/Updated Date: April 14, 2008