Northport VA Medical Center

NEWS

COVID-19 UPDATE:

The CDC and VA are committed to reducing the spread of the flu and COVID-19. If you have a fever, cough, shortness of breath – please stay home and contact your primary care provider. Tell them about how you are feeling and any recent travel you or members of your household have taken. They will be able to discuss your appointment options and answer any questions you may have.

To ensure the health and wellbeing of our veterans and our community, the Northport VA Medical Center is instituting basic safety protocols on campus to help address the issues surrounding the novel coronavirus.

Changes to operations:

Prior to entry, all staff, patients, and visitors will be screened for symptoms consistent with novel coronavirus.

These symptoms are: fever, cough, shortness of breath, or any contact in the last 14 days with someone known to have contracted novel coronavirus.

Any patients who meet these criteria will be directed to a medical professional to be evaluated and, if indicated, tested for novel coronavirus.

Any visitors who meet these criteria will not enter VA grounds. Instead, they will be advised to return to their homes and contact their healthcare provider for further instructions.

Children under 16 will not enter VA grounds. Kids Care, our short-term child care service, is available for visitors to hospital grounds.

To protect our veterans and staff, remote connection with patients is strongly encouraged, using options such as calls, video chat, text, email whenever possible.

Temporary restrictions:

Weekday visiting hours will be noon to 8 p.m., weekends and holidays will be noon to 6 p.m.

Only one visitor per patient at a time.

No visitors will be allowed in the emergency department unless determined by the emergency department clinical team.

No visitors will be permitted in our Community Living Center.

Exceptions:

Under special circumstances, such as hospice and palliative care, exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis.

For more information about the Coronavirus, please visit: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

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Veterans and their loved ones in crisis can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1 or send a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Northport VAMC is here to help veterans in stopping their use of drugs and alcohol. Thousands of veterans just like you have received help to quit and move on to healthier lives. Please take that same step toward healthy living now. Northport VA provides treatment for substance abuse, beginning at our Access Center located on the first floor of building 63, open weekdays. We accept walk-ins or call to schedule an appointment at 261-4400, ext. 2416. There is always a caring mental health doctor available 24/7 in our Emergency Room. You can do it. Learn more »