John D. Dingell VA Medical CenterGeneral Information Brochure Content – Tri-fold/8.5x11
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Excellence in healthcare for those who have served
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
Detroit
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About the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit
Since 1939, this VA facility has been improving the health of the men and women who have so proudly served our nation. In 1996, the medical center moved from its original location in Allen Park, Michigan to the current location in Detroit. The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center is among the newest VA facilities in the country. It’s our privilege to serve the health care needs of our area Veterans. Services are available to more than 330,000 Veterans living in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and St. Clair counties. This population represents approximately 44 percent of the Veteran population of the lower peninsula of Michigan.
Fast Facts:
- The John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, has more than 1,800 employees and 1,600 volunteers who provide care to more than 50,000 Veterans each year.
- Through affiliations with a variety of colleges and universities in southeast Michigan and beyond, we provide educational opportunities to more than 1,000 students and 80 medical residents each year.
- Our nationally recognized research programs include both clinical and laboratory projects that result in new knowledge and tools that improve the care we deliver to Veterans.
- Nationally, the VA is the largest healthcare organization in the world.
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Our state of the art medical center provides a comprehensive array of inpatient and outpatient programs and services to meet the unique needs of our Veterans.
Inpatient Care
- Medical/Surgical Units
- Intensive care Unit (ICU)
- Inpatient Psychiatric Services
- Hospice
- Rehabilitation
- Long Term Care
Outpatient Care
- Emergency Department
- Fast Track/Urgent Care
- Primary Care and Mental Health
Specialty Care
- Audiology
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Diabetes
- Endocrinology
- ENT
- Eye Care
- GI/Endoscopy
- Gynecology
- Hemodialysis
- Neurology
- Nuclear Medicine
- Oncology
- Orthopedics
- Pain Management
- Physical Therapy
- Podiatry
- PTSD
- Pulmonary
- Sleep Medicine
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Substance Abuse
- TBI/Polytrauma
- Transplant
- Urology
- Other medical and surgical specialty services
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Special Programs
OEF/OIF/OND
Clinic (313) 576-1253
Program Manager (313) 576-1347
Women Veterans Clinic
Clinic: (313) 576-3876
Program Manager (313) 576-5995
Suicide Prevention
Coordinator (313) 576-3345
Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Homeless Veterans Program
Program Office: (313) 576-3763
Program Coordinator: (313) 576-4602
Hotline: 1-877-424-3838
Enrollment
- Contact the Detroit VA Medical Center registration desk by phone at 313-576-5731.
- Visit our Registration Office in person to receive a medical care enrollment application packet.
- Apply for benefits online at
Eligibility and Benefits
- Call 1-877-222-VETS (8387)
- Search benefits information at
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Locations
Detroit: John D. Dingell VA Medical Center
4646 John R
Detroit, MI 48201
313-576-1000
Pontiac Community Based Outpatient Clinic
44200 Woodward Ave.
Suite 208
Pontiac, MI 48341
248-332-4540
Yale Community Based Outpatient Clinic
7470 Brockway Dr.
Yale, MI 48097
810-387-3211
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“I’m a Veteran and a Detroiter, and I wouldn’t get my care anywhere but here.”