(Serving the Swarthmore area, Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) is 8.5 miles from Swarthmore, 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 abuse problem in Swarthmore, PA. and within the surrounding neighborhoods find full recovery. It provides several services - such as long term drug and alcohol rehabs, short term rehabs, inpatient drug rehab centers, outpatient counseling, outpatient detoxification programs and others - in line with its philosophy of the recovery care and rehab modalities that work in recovery. This addiction treatment facility also believes that people need individual care to be able to stop abusing drugs and alcohol.
As such, Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) specializes in group therapy, activity therapy, cognitive/behavior therapy, contingency management/motivational incentive, dialectical behavior therapy, trauma-related counseling and more. At the same time, it accepts patients who are treatment for spanish-speaking clients, aftercare/continuing care, seniors or older adults, persons with eating disorders, veterans, clients referred from the court/judicial system, and others. This substance abuse treatment facility uses care modalities that can help clients to achieve 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 private insurance, cash or self-payment, sliding fee scale, medicaid, medicare, county or local government funds, access to recovery (atr) voucher and others.
Service Setting:
Hospital Inpatient, Inpatient Drug Rehab, Short-Term, 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