The Salem VA Medical Center is located in Salem, Virginia and serves veterans throughout the State of Virginia for psychiatric care and southwestern Virginia for medical and surgical care. The Salem VAMC also has Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) in Danville and Tazewell serving the counties of Patrick, Henry, Pittsylvania, Tazewell, Bland, Buchanan, Giles, Russell, and Wythe in southwest Virginia.

The Medical Center serves as a tertiary referral center and is classified as a Clinical Referral Level I Facility. It 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 areas of medicine, surgery, psychiatry, physical medicine & rehabilitation, neurology, oncology, dentistry, geriatrics, and extended care.

AFFILIATIONS

 

• The Salem VAMC has active affiliations with the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Salem VAMC is located approximately 2 hours from the University. Over 200 University residents, interns, and students are trained at the Salem VAMC each year.
• With the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, the Salem VAMC is actively involved with training medical students in each year of their studies, their first class is currently in their second year.
• We have a major role in training nursing students throughout our affiliations with the University of Virginia, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Western Community College, Radford University, ECPI, Duke University, Liberty University, Graceland College, College of Health Sciences, and Old Dominion University.
• In addition, 29 associated health-training programs are offered in affiliation with 44 colleges and universities. A formalized sharing agreement is maintained with Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital for radiation therapy. Other sharing agreements include allergy, gynecology, dermatology, oncology, ophthalmology, teleradiology, and mammography with local health providers.
   

AUTHORIZED BEDS

182 general medical, surgical & psychiatry
90 Extended Care Rehabilitation Center
26 Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (10 long term Substance Abuse beds)

TYPE OF FACILITY

General Medical and Surgical (GM&S)

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

AIDS/HIV Care
Allergy Clinic
Alzheimer's Clinic
Anxiety Disorders Treatment Program
Audiology and Speech Pathology
Blind Rehab Clinic
Cancer Program
Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Comprehensive Primary Care Services, including Mental Health
23 Hour Observation & Chest Pain Evaluation Unit
Computerized Tomography Scanning (CT Scan)
Compensated Work Therapy (CWT)
Day Hospital
Day Treatment
Dementia Unit
Dermatology Clinic
Dialysis
Fee Basis Group Practice (Tazewell, Virginia; Danville, Virginia)(CBOCs)
Geriatric Evaluation Management Unit
Hemodialysis
Homeless Veterans Treatment and Assistance
Infectious Diseases
Intensive Care Unit
Interventional Radiology
Mental Health Clinic
Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM)
MRI
Nephrology
Nuclear Medicine
OIF/OEF Team
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Outpatient Medical & Surgical Specialty Clinics
Preservation Amputation Care & Treatment (PACT)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Unit
Preventive Care
Respite Care
Sleep Disorder Evaluation
Smoking Cessation Clinic
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) (outpatient care)
Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program
Urology
Veterans Outreach Center
Women's Health Program

SPECIAL PROGRAMS (CONTRACT)

Adult Day Health Care
Allergy
Dermatology
Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT)
Gynecology
Home Health Care
Home Oxygen
Mammography
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Radiation Therapy
Teleradiology
Urology