Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center

Contact

3701 Loop Road East, Building 2, Room 212-C
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

Services

Type of Care

Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults

Service Setting

Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient · Outpatient · Partial hospitalization/day treatment · Residential/24-hour residential

Facility Type

Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Pharmacotherapies

Chlorpromazine · Haloperidol · Loxapine · Perphenazine · Pimozide · Thioridazine · Aripiprazole · Clozapine · Olanzapine · Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination · Quetiapine · Risperidone · Ziprasidone · Nicotine replacement · Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation · Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Cognitive remediation therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

Federal Government · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

License/Certification/Accreditation

Federally Qualified Health Center

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Private health insurance · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · U.S. Department of VA funds

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Seniors or older adults · Veterans · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients with HIV or AIDS · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) · Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia · Persons with eating disorders · Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Testing

HIV testing · STD testing · TB screening · Metabolic syndrome monitoring · Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV) · Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV) · Laboratory testing

Recovery Support Services

Housing services · Mentoring/peer support

Education and Counseling Services

Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Age Groups Accepted

Young Adults · Adults · Seniors

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted

Ancillary Services

Chronic disease/illness management · Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Diet and exercise counseling · Family psychoeducation · Intensive case management · Illness management and recovery · Legal advocacy · Psychosocial rehabilitation services · Supported employment · Supported housing · Therapeutic foster care · Vocational rehabilitation services · Case management service · Integrated primary care services · Suicide prevention services · Education services