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<p><strong>ABOUT LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER</strong></p> <p>The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center provides a wide range of medical services for 105,000 veterans a year, according to <a href="https://www.cleveland.va.gov/docs/printer/clevelandvamcataglance2013print.pdf" target="_blank">an official publication</a>. Among the center's services is a mental-health department that provides <strong>inpatient treatment</strong> at the Louis Stokes Center, and <strong>outpatient care</strong> at 13 community-based outpatient clinics, which provide mental health support as well as primary care and other services. Also of possible interest to those seeking support with problematic substance use are a <strong>pain management program and services for homeless veterans.</strong></p> <p>The Louis Stokes Center prides itself on having <strong>seven Clinical Programs of Excellence</strong>, (more than any other VA center in the country), among them its programs for serious mental illness and substance use disorder. </p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The Cleveland VA prioritizes patient-centered care, in which programs evolve constantly in response to clients' needs.</p> <p>The Louis Stokes Center offers an <strong>accredited methadone program.</strong> Beyond this, the center provides only limited information on its addiction treatment methods and programs, other than to note that support is available for those struggling with <strong>problem gambling</strong> as well as alcohol and drug misuse.</p> <p>The Louis Stokes Center is home to the Recovery Resource Center, a psychological rehabilitation and resource center that provides outpatient support and education in pursuit of mental health recovery. The center offers <strong>individual and group counseling, peer support, wellness monitoring,</strong> and educational services for clients' loved ones. This center and the mental health department more broadly are equipped to treat a wide range of mental and behavioral health disorders, including <strong>PTSD, relationship problems,</strong> depression, anxiety, grief, and self-harming behaviors.</p> <p>Veterans seeking work can access a variety of <strong>employment assistance programs</strong>, and special programming helps homeless and at-risk homeless veterans prepare for work through <strong>job training and placement services</strong>. In addition, <strong>housing subsidies and services</strong> allow veterans and their families to live in market-rate rental apartments. </p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The Louis Stokes Center employs <strong>physicians, nurses, psychiatrists, social workers,</strong> and other medical and mental-health professionals. The five individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date on the staff's level of training and experience gave it an average rating of 4.4 stars.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its living arrangements and related offerings, however, the five individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date on the center's cleanliness gave it an average rating of 3.4 stars.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>Of the four alumni polled by Rehabs.com to date, three would recommend the facility and one remained neutral on this question. There was little overlap between the clients' comments, though overall the reviews painted a picture of <strong>a functional and helpful facility.</strong> "There's an entire staff of help, mental and others," B.S.H. wrote in one typical review; "The whole process was good. My treatment was fair and well worth it," an anonymous reviewer added in another, while a third reviewer praised the center's group counseling. The reviewers gave the facility average ratings of 3.75, 3.25, and 2.5 stars respectively for its counseling options, family participation, and holistic offerings.</p> <p><strong>Secondary sites also yielded mostly positive feedback</strong> at the time of this writing: the facility had average ratings of 4.2 stars based on 53 reviews on Google, 4.2 stars based on 650 reviews on a self-managed Facebook page, and four stars based on seven reviews on Yelp.<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a></small> However, it should be noted that these reviews apply to the facility as a whole, rather than the mental health department in particular. The negative reviews tended to cite <strong>long wait times.</strong> However, positive reviewers — who were in the majority — repeatedly described <strong>a smooth-running facility and helpful staff.</strong> "Beautiful facility, everyone is very friendly and helpful, I have nothing but good to say about my experiences here!" B.H. wrote in a representative review on Google.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The single loved one polled by Rehabs.com to date would strongly recommend treatment at the Louis Stokes Center, giving the facility five stars for its treatment effectiveness, four stars for its ability to treat co-occurring disorders, and three stars for its family participation and counseling options. "Stokes has a very specific program for those Veterans who struggle with a gambling addiction," they wrote anonymously, also praising the center's personalized care.</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSION</strong></p> <p>All veterans eligible for VA care may access services, though there may be a co-pay. If a client also has private insurance, this might cover the cost of the co-pay. The VA does not work with Medicare or Medicaid. The four individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date on the center's affordability gave it an average rating of 4.25 stars.</p> <p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/25/new-va-hospital-star-rankings-worst-still-worst/800303001/" target="_blank">USA Today reported</a> in October 2017 that the Louis Stokes Center had been given five stars — the highest rating — in the VA's quality evaluations for 2017. In addition, the medical trade publication <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2017/09/12/opioid-prescribing-veterans-affairs-cleveland/" target="_blank">STAT reported</a> in September 2017 that the Cleveland VA had succeeded in greatly reducing its opioid prescriptions, through the use of evidence-based pain-management practices and innovative technologies, among other things.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/WtQy81" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/WtQy81</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/ClevelandVAMC/reviews/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/ClevelandVAMC/reviews/?ref=page_internal</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-3"><sup>[3]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/louis-stokes-cleveland-va-medical-center-cleveland" target="_blank">https://www.yelp.com/biz/louis-stokes-cleveland-va-medical-center-cleveland</a></small></p>
— Ellie Robins · 2017-12-21 12:07:06 PST
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