(Serving the Berwick area, Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center is 25.3 miles from Berwick, Pennsylvania)
Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center Veterans Affairs
1111 East End Boulevard
Wilkes Barre, PA. 18711
570-824-3521
Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center is known for dedicating its addiction services to the people who struggle with drug and alcohol use disorders in Berwick and within the surrounding neighborhoods.
Services are provided on an individualized basis to ensure clients achieve full recovery in the long term. Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center has also specialized in rational emotive behavioral therapy, substance abuse counseling approach, trauma therapy, anger management, 12-step facilitation approach, group therapy, and others - as well as other treatment modalities such as clients with HIV/AIDS, self-help groups, persons with eating disorders, residential beds for client's children, clients referred from the court/judicial system, treatment for spanish-speaking clients, and more.
Additionally, Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center has programs such as short term drug addiction treatment, inpatient addiction treatment centers, detox facilities, outpatient substance abuse counseling, long term rehab centers for clients with addictions to drugs and alcohol. The drug and alcohol rehab center uses treatment methods that can provide permanent stability to anyone with an alcohol and drug use problem. Finally, Wilkes Barre VA Medical Center accepts individuals with different types of payment methods - including private insurance, cash or self-payment, payment assistance, sliding fee scale, access to recovery (atr) voucher, state corrections or juvenile justice funds and others.
Service Setting:
Hospital Inpatient, Inpatient Drug Rehab, Short-Term, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, Regular Outpatient Treatment, Hospital Inpatient Detoxification, 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:
Cash or Self-Payment, Medicaid, Medicare, State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid, Private Health Insurance, Military Insurance (e.g., Tricare)
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), Adult Women, Adult Men, 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, Accepts clients on opioid medication, Substance abuse education, Screening for Hepatitis C, Screening for substance abuse, Treatment for gambling disorder, Treatment for internet use disorder
Age Groups Accepted:
Young Adults, Adults
Gender Accepted:
Female, Male
Smoking Policy:
Smoking Not Allowed
Facility Operation:
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs