(Serving the Lansdowne area, Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) is 3.3 miles from Lansdowne, Pennsylvania)
Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) Addiction Recovery Unit
39th and Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA. 19104
215-823-4070
Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) is committed to helping anyone with a drug or alcohol use disorder in the Lansdowne, PA. area find full recovery. It provides several programs - such as long term addiction treatment centers, outpatient day treatment, detoxification programs, short term drug and alcohol rehab facilities, inpatient treatment centers and others - in keeping with its belief of the recovery treatment and rehab modalities that are effective in recovery. This addiction treatment center also believes that clients need individual care and treatment to be able to stop abusing drugs and alcohol.
As such, Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) specializes in anger management, rational emotive behavioral therapy, cognitive/behavior therapy, group therapy, dual diagnosis drug rehab, motivational interviewing and more. At the same time, it accepts patients who are clients referred from the court/judicial system, self-help groups, legal advocacy, residential beds for client's children, domestic violence, persons with eating disorders, and others. This addiction treatment program uses treatment modalities that can assist clients to maintain lasting and permanent abstinence from the substances abused in the past.
In terms of payment, clients in Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) can pay for services using cash or self-payment, private medical insurance, medicare, medicaid, payment assistance, other state funds, state welfare or child and family services funds and others.
Service Setting:
Hospital Inpatient, Inpatient Drug Rehab, Short-Term, Long-Term Drug Rehab, Outpatient Detox, Regular Outpatient Treatment, Hospital Inpatient Detoxification, Hospital Inpatient Treatment, General Hospital(including VA hospital)
Treatment Approaches:
Cognitive/behavior Therapy, Telemedicine Therapy, Relapse prevention, Substance abuse counseling approach, 12-step facilitation approach
Payment Types Accepted:
No Payment Accepted
Special Programs Offered:
Persons With Co-Occurring Mental And Substance Abuse Disorders, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Or Transgender (LGBT) Clients, Veterans, Clients Referred From The Court/Judicial System (Other Than Dui/Dwi), Seniors Or Older Adults, Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Adult Women, Adult Men, Persons With HIV Or Aids, Transitional Age Young Adults, Aftercare/continuing care, Comprehensive substance abuse assessment, Drug or alcohol urine screening, Discharge Planning, Family counseling offered, Housing services, Individual counseling offered, Interim services for clients, The Joint Commission, Marital/couples counseling offered, Mental health services, Substance abuse education, Screening for Hepatitis C, Screening for substance abuse
Exclusive Services:
Dui/Dwi Clients
Age Groups Accepted:
Young Adults, Adults, Seniors (65 Or Older)
Gender Accepted:
Female, Male
Language Services:
Services For The Hearing-Impaired
Smoking Policy:
Smoking Not Allowed
Facility Operation:
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs