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<p><strong>ABOUT DAYTON VA MEDICAL CENTER</strong></p> <p>Having accepted its first patient in 1867, the Dayton Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center has provided comprehensive health care services for veterans for 150 years. Those struggling with addiction and mental health disorders are served by the Substance Abuse Treatment Program (SATP), which includes <strong>residential rehabilitation, <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">dual diagnosis treatment</a>, opiate treatment, outpatient care, ambulatory detox, and <a href="http://www.recovery.org/topics/extended-recovery-programs/" target="_blank">aftercare planning</strong></a>. </p> <p>Female veterans struggling with mental health issues have access to <strong>gender-specific programming</strong>, and veterans seeking employment and housing are assisted through various support services. </p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>The mental health service’s SATP offers a range of treatment options. The <strong>substance abuse residential rehabilitation treatment program (SARRTP)</strong> requires clients to remain at the facility’s domiciliary residence. Length of stay varies, but typically is up to 28 days. The <strong>dual diagnosis treatment program</strong> is another domiciliary residential offering. Designed for veterans struggling with substance abuse and other diagnosed mental health disorders, clients stay for up to two months.</p> <p>The <strong>opiate treatment program (OTP)</strong> provides daily methadone dosing with medical and psycho-social services on an outpatient basis. <strong>Outpatient care</strong> also encompasses individual and group counseling, as well as educational classes. <strong>Ambulatory detox</strong> serves veterans with uncomplicated treatment. <strong>Aftercare</strong> helps veterans who complete residential and outpatient care maintain sobriety. </p> <p>Female veterans seeking treatment for mental health problems receive <strong>individual counseling and group therapy</strong>, which also addresses sexual trauma and PTSD. Veterans seeking work have access to <strong>employment assistance programs</strong>, and special programming helps homeless and at-risk veterans through <strong>job training and placement services</strong>. In addition, housing subsidies and services allow veterans and their families to live in market-rate rental properties.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>This facility is led by a chief of staff who is a board-certified D.O. (doctor of osteopathic medicine), and an associate director who is a registered nurse.</p> <p><strong>ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES</strong></p> <p>There currently is no information regarding living arrangement at this <strong>356-bed facility</strong>. Four individuals polled by Rehabs.com to date all gave the facility’s accommodations above-average ratings.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>A former client polled by Rehabs.com to date offered <strong>positive feedback</strong> about Dayton VA Medical Center. This anonymous alum gave perfect five out of five stars for treatment effectiveness, accommodations & amenities, and meals & nutrition. She awarded four of out five stars for numerous other metrics including counseling options, treatment of co-occurring disorders, level of staff experience and training, family participation, connectivity, affordability, and recommending the facility. However, she responded with a neutral three stars when about leisure & exercise options, holistic offerings, and admissions and discharge procedures. She cited inpatient services as a strength and noted the treatment received was a lifesaving experience for her husband and helped her marriage.</p> <p>On Google, 43 reviewers rated this facility an average of <strong>3.8 out of five stars</strong>. <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small> Feedback pertained to the full range of services rather than specifically to substance abuse treatment. Veteran Scott credited the staff for saving his life, and declared that the Dayton VA Medical Center has the “best PTSD team on the planet.” Reginal echoed this sentiment: “This facility has given me the best care and services imaginable!” Several cited inefficiency, uncaring staff, and long waits.</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The four loved ones surveyed by Rehabs.com at the time of this writing provided <strong>mixed but generally positive opinions</strong> of the facility. Three loved ones rated the facility highly across a variety of metrics, and wrote that they would recommend the facility to others. The fourth, however, was far more negative, giving most metrics a two out of five star rating.</p> <p>An anonymous loved one advised that a strength of the facility was its “inpatient local professional” and that “treatment available for veterans and active duty servicemen.” An anonymous friend and army buddy of a client rated overall quality of addiction treatment as three stars and overall quality of mental health treatment as four stars. He noted that the staff believe in tough love, stating: “They are not mean, but the don’t sugar-coat either.” When asked if he would recommend the facility, wrote: “depends on their situation. If not a veteran, not a good fit.”</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>Treatment cost is not disclosed on the website, although the facility accepts private and military health insurance. The website states: “Generally, VA cannot bill Medicare, but can bill Medicare supplemental health insurance for covered services.”</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://goo.gl/jEmle9" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/jEmle9</a></small></p>
— Sherry Adler · 2017-12-19 11:23:49 PST
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