At the VANJHCS, we have established a number of procedures to assist you in getting an appointment without a long delay.
Our goals are — 

• you should be able to see your primary care provider within one to two business days
• you should have faster access to speciality care

If you have received a postcard stating that you need to make an appointment, please call the telephone number on the card. To make, change, or cancel your appointment, please call the following numbers:

For veterans new to our system:

973-676-1000 and ask for “Eligibility,” OR

dial one of the following extensions:  1407, 1455, 2050, 2054, or 2359

For veterans currently enrolled:

For Primary Care at East Orange

973-676-1000, extension 3144 or 3145

For Primary Care at Lyons

908-647-0180, extensions 4363, 4366, 4507, or 4508

For Most Specialty Clinics

800-661-8177

For Community Based Outpatient Clinics

James J. Howard (Brick) – 732-206-8900

Elizabeth – 908-994-0120

Fort Monmouth – 732-532-4500

Hackensack – 201-487-1390

Jersey City – 201-435-3055

Morristown – 973-539-9791

Newark – 973-645-1441

New Brunswick – 732-729-0646

Trenton – 609-989-2355

If you cannot keep an existing appointment, please contact us as soon as you are aware you cannot make your appointment. This will allow us to reschedule you sooner as well as schedule one of your fellow veterans for the original appointment date and time.