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Spinal Cord Injury Service

VA Boston Healthcare System

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Massachusetts

Sunil Sabharwal, M.D.

Network SCI Service Line Director, VISN 1

Chief of Spinal Cord Injury Service, VA Boston Healthcare System

Overview:

The West Roxbury campus of The VA Boston Healthcare System has a nationally recognized Spinal Cord Injury/Disorder Program, which currently operates under Inpatient CARF Accreditation in Spinal Cord/Medical Rehabilitation Division. The Program has been one of the premier, pioneering centers in the field of Spinal Cord Medicine, with over fifty years of experience and continuous service. The Program is staffed with dedicated professionals and operates with the philosophy of interdisciplinary respect and cooperation in order to provide a continuum of care from the time of injury/onset throughout the life of the individual. The Program conducts active academic training for Medical Residents and Fellows, Nursing Students, Psychology Interns, Social Work Interns, and Trainees in the fields of Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Speech and Language Pathology. The Medical Staff and Psychology Staff maintain academic affiliation with Harvard Medical School and Boston University School of Medicine. The West Roxbury campus program serves to coordinate consistent care of services, as the hub within the "Hub and Spokes" model of care for the region.

Location:

VA Boston Healthcare System at the West Roxbury Campus
Spinal Cord Injury Service, 1400 VFW Parkway (SCI # 128)
West Roxbury, Massachusetts 02132
Telephone: 857-203-6574 or 857-203-5128

Office Hours:

Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Tours:

Families are encouraged to visit for a tour of the SCI Program at the VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury campus. Individual tours may be arranged by calling 857-203-6574 or 857-203-5128 and ask to speak with the Social Worker.

DIRECTIONS:

From I-95 / RT 128 heading North or South:
Take Exit #16A, which will place you directly onto RT 109 East. Stay on RT 109 East for approximately 2.5 miles, to the 4th set of traffic lights--this will be a large intersection (Routes 109 and 1 - VFW Parkway). Take a left at the intersection and you'll see a large sign for the VA Medical Center on your right. The Spinal Cord Injury Service is located in Building 2, A-2 Unit, second floor.

Specific directions are available through internet direction and map services.

Free Parking is available.

Website Goal: This website provides additional access to information for Veterans, familes, professionals, current and potential consumers, and interested individuals. Health-related articles and information found at this site are not meant to be a substitute for medical and professional care by your VA, community hospitals, healthcare professional or private physician. Our interdisciplinary website for the Spinal Cord Injury Service at the West Roxbury campus of the VA Boston Healthcare System is dynamic with on-going development and updated information regarding our services. Contact information for reporting both technical and content problems with this website, including accessibility problems: Telephone: 857-203-6443. Thank you for visiting, Sigmund Hough, Ph.D., ABPP. (Author/Webmaster).

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Reviewed/Updated Date: February 3, 2010