Consortium for Excellence in Medical Education (CEME) Brochure

CEME • PAGE 25 West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410 Phone: (561) 422-8262 or (800) 972-8262 Web site: www.westpalmbeach.va.gov STATISTICS – FISCAL YEAR 2012 • 63,720 Enrollees ➢ 17 percent are more than 85 years old ➢ 26 percent are 75-84 years old ➢ 20 percent are 65-74 years old ➢ 19 percent are 55-64 years old ➢ 9 percent are 45-54 years old ➢ 9 percent are less than 45 years old • Inpatient Discharges – 6,713 • Outpatient Visits – 646,218 • Audiology and Speech Pathology • Blind Rehabilitation Center • Cardiac Catheterization (diagnostic) • Chaplain Service • Chemotherapy and Home Infusion • Chest Pain Center • Comprehensive Cancer Center • Dental • Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology • Emergency Department • Extended Care • Geriatric Psychiatry and Geriatric Medicine • Health Care for Homeless Veterans/Outreach • Hemodialysis Center • Home Based Care Coordination/Telemedicine • Home-Based Primary Care • Inpatient Medical, Surgical, and Mental Health Services • Inpatient Nursing Home and Respite Care • Low Vision Clinic • Medical and Surgical Specialty Care • Medical Foster Home • Medical Media • MOVE! Program • Nutrition • OEF/OIF/OND Program • Orthopedic Surgery • Outpatient Psychiatry • Pain Management, including Acupuncture • Pharmacy • Post Deployment Clinic • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) • Primary Care • Prosthetics • Rehabilitation Medicine, including Cardiac Rehab • Respiratory Therapy/Pulmonary Function Lab • Sleep Medicine Laboratory • Social Work • Substance Abuse Treatment • Suicide Prevention • Telemedicine • TeleMental Health • Vascular Surgery • Voluntary/Recreation Therapy • Women’s Health Clinic • Wound Clinic Some of the services offered at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center include The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center provides health care to 63,720 eligible veterans in a seven-county area along Florida’s Treasure Coast. Comprehensive services include medical, surgical, and psychiatric inpatient care and outpatient services. In addition, primary care, mental health services, and retinal screenings are also provided by the six community-based outpatient clinics located in the ad- jacent counties of Hendry, Glades, Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Indian River. Geriatrics and extended care service offers community residential care, adult day health care, respite and hospice care, nursing home care, and home-based primary care. Over 646,218 outpatient visits and 6,713 inpatient discharges occurred in the 2011 fiscal year. State-of-the-art equipment and professional employees dedicated to patient-centered care distinguish this facility as first class. INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION