VISN 2: Albany VAMC Guide to Guest and Patient Services

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United States Department of Veterans Affairs

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

VA Healthcare Network Upstate New York - VISN 2

Albany VA Medical Center

Patient Information

Admissions:

Blood Donor Program (Donating your own Blood for Surgery)
Clothing (What you need to bring)
General Information (About Admission)
Identification (ID) Wrist Bands
Insurance Coverage
Medications
Pain Management (About your Pain)
Off Ward Notification Rules

Care Issues

Advance Directives
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
Ethics Committee (End of Life Care Guidance)
Health Care Proxy and Living Will
Organ Donation

Discharge

Outpatient

For Your Safety

Services

Automatic Teller Machine (ATM)
Barber Service
Canteen and Retail Store
Canteen Books
Health Touch
Internet and Web Information
Interpreter Services
Library
Newspapers
Pastoral Care and Services
Patient Education
Pharmacy
Release of Information
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)
Televisions (Health Programming)
Transportation (Volunteer Program)
Veterans Service Center
Voluntary
Voting

Staff

Albany VA Medical Center

Reviewed/Updated Date: May 1, 2007