Advanced Low Vision Clinic
Located at the Brooklyn Campus, the goal of this clinic is to provide optical devices to help with specific tasks of daily living. Low vision patients are referred through inter-facility consults. Read more about our services.
Barber
Each Campus has barber services which are also open to the public. Read more about our barber services.
Cancer Program
The Cancer Program at VA New York Harbor Healthcare System seeks to make the cancer patient and his family the focal point for the organization and delivery of services, ensuring compassionate, technologically advanced and holistic patient care. The services offered include hematology and oncology, radiation oncology, thoracic oncology, surgical oncology and other programs. To read the Cancer Committee's annual report, please click here. Read the Cancer Program Annual Report.
Caregiver Support
Caregivers are family members, loved ones or friends who provide care for Veterans living with the effects of war, disability, chronic illness or aging. For information, call the VA National Caregiver Support Line at 1-855-260-3274 or read more about our local Caregiver Support services.
Chaplain Service
The Chaplain Service is for veterans, their families and VA staff. Chaplains visit patients, conduct religious services, counsel patients and family members and respond to emergencies. Chaplains are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Read more about our Chaplain Service.
Daycare Centers
Brooklyn Child Care, Inc. and Imagine Vets Kids are open to the public and provide quality child care at affordable prices. Summer programs and emergency back-up child care are available. Read more about the two VA NY Harbor Healthcare System Daycare Centers.
Dermatology Clinic
The Dermatology Clinic in the Brooklyn Campus can be reached at 718-836-6600 x3421 or x6350. The Dermatology Clinic in Manhattan is located at 240 E 38 St, New York, NY 10016 (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues) on the 12th floor. This clinic will be by appointment only with no walk-ins permitted.
Emergency Department
The primary mission of the Emergency Department is to serve our nation’s veterans with the highest quality emergency medical, surgical and psychiatric care. Read more about our Emergency Department.
Geriatric Research, Education & Clinical Center (GRECC)
The GRECCs are "centers of excellence" designed for the advancement and integration of research, education and clinical achievements in geriatrics and gerontology into the total VA healthcare system. The VISN 3 GRECC is headquartered at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx and is affiliated with Mount Sinai School of Medicine and its Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development. Read more about the GRECC.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is shifting its focus from disease management to the overall health and wellness of Veterans. Read more about Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Home Based Primary Care
Our primary care program offers an extensive range of treatments with an emphasis on health care prevention. Read more about our primary care program.
Homeless Veterans Treatment Program
The homeless veterans treatment program at the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System provides a continuum of care which includes outreach, case management, a drop-in center, residential treatment, supported work therapy and either transitional or permanent housing. Read more about our homeless veterans treatment program.
Hoptel Units
The Brooklyn Campus provides free temporary lodging to eligible veterans receiving VHA health care services. Read more about our hoptel units.
Hospice and Palliative Care
Hospice and Palliative Care provides the best possible quality of life for our veterans with advanced illness by relieving suffering, controlling symptoms, restoring functional capacity and providing grief and bereavement support to veterans and their families. Read more about Palliative Care services.
Library
Each Campus has a library service with knowledgeable staff who can assist you with your research and help you log onto MyHealtheVet. Read more about our barber services.
Mental Health
The Mental Health Intensive Case Management Program (MHICM) purpose is to help veterans who have had a history of mental illness to maintain themselves in the community to the best of their ability. Read more about our Mental Health Program.
Pharmacy
Our pharmacy processes more than 5000 prescriptions daily. Prescriptions may be refilled by mail, phone, or online. Read more about our Pharmacy services.
Returning Service Members/Readjustment
At VA, we understand that returnees from different war theaters have unique needs and interests. The Veterans Readjustment Office is ready to serve you. Read more about our readjustment services.
Research
Our research and development program enhances our ability to provide state-of-the-art medical techniques and treatments to veterans. Read more about our research programs.
Shuttle Bus Service
Shuttle service is for legitimate intra-facility transportation for patients & staff who have scheduled appointments or meetings at other sites. View our shuttle bus schedule.
Social Work
Social work is an integral part of health care. Our social work program assists veterans with counseling and community services. Read more about our social work program.
St. Albans Community Living Center
The St. Albans Community Living Center serves the metropolitan area with specialized geriatric care. The Center’s services include extended care rehabilitation, psycho-geriatric care, general nursing home care, and a domiciliary providing psychosocial and independent living skills rehabilitation. Outpatient services have been offered at St. Albans for over 20 years. Read more about St. Albans.
Veterans Justice Outreach
The purpose of the Veteran Justice Outreach Initiative (VJO) initiative is to avoid the unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and extended incarceration among Veterans by ensuring that eligible justice-involved Veterans have timely access to VHA mental health and substance abuse services when clinically indicated, and other VA services and benefits as appropriate. If you are a Veteran that is involved with the Justice System, this program may be able to assist you. Please call Denise Lukowski at (718)526-1000 ext 2457 for more information. Read more about the Veterans Justice Outreach Initiative.
Visual Impairment Service Team Program (VIST)
The VA NY Harbor Healthcare System VIST Program helps legally blind veterans and their families adjust to severe vision problems. Read more about our Visual Impairment Service Team Program.
Women's Health
Our woman veterans' health program includes a number of clinical services available to women, including gynecology, mammography, reproductive care, and menopause treatment. Read more about our woman veterans' health program.
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