Augusta VA Medical Center-Uptown
Our uptown campus provides primary care and specialty health services, including dermatology, dental services, nutrition counseling, and more. Below, you’ll find our address and hours, parking and transportation information, and the other health services we offer at our Augusta VA Medical Center - Uptown.
Location and contact information
Address
Phone numbers
Clinical hours
- Mon: 24/7
- Tue: 24/7
- Wed: 24/7
- Thu: 24/7
- Fri: 24/7
- Sat: 24/7
- Sun: 24/7
Prepare for your visit
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Cost: Free
Wheelchair availability: Wheelchairs are available upon arrival for patients who need them to access the building.
Local transportation services
Shuttle service
The Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center shuttle service provides safe and reliable transportation to Veterans, employees and volunteers.
The shuttle service assists outpatient Veterans and staff who use wheelchair, canes, walkers, or braces to its current shuttle.
Shuttle services are provided between our Downtown and Uptown Divisions between 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. No weekends or holiday services available.
Those who need a wheelchair accessible shuttle must be accompanied by an escort. For assistance, please call 706-733-0188, extensions 27815, 27814 or 26146.
Beneficiary travel
Beneficiary travel benefits include round-trip transportation from your home to the medical center, mileage reimbursement, or special mode transport.
For questions, call: 706-733-0188, extensions 27434 or 27532.
The office fax number is: 706-731-3236. The office is located at our Uptown Division, 1st floor, room 1A106.
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Health services offered here
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Audiology and speech
Contact information
Hours
- Mon. 24/7
- Tue. 24/7
- Wed. 24/7
- Thu. 24/7
- Fri. 24/7
- Sat. 24/7
- Sun. 24/7
Main Phone
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Referral required? No
Walk-ins accepted? No
Our Audiology and Speech Pathology clinic provides diagnostic and rehabilitative services, VA compensation and pension examinations, and screening for employee hearing conservation. We offer a full range of audiology and speech pathology services like:
- Hearing and balance evaluations
- Selection, management, and repair of hearing aids and assistive listening device assessments
- Evaluation, programming, and management of cochlear implants and bone-anchored implants
- Evaluation and treatment for auditory processing disorder
- Services that help with speech, language, fluency, voice, cognitive communication, swallowing, stuttering, and laryngectomy (surgical removal of the larynx, which contains your vocal cords)
Blind and low vision rehabilitation
Contact information
Uptown Division
1 Freedom Way Augusta, GA 30904 Main building First Floor, across from the retail storeHours
- Mon. 24/7
- Tue. 24/7
- Wed. 24/7
- Thu. 24/7
- Fri. 24/7
- Sat. 24/7
- Sun. 24/7
Main Phone
Visual Impairment Services Team
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Referral required? Yes
Walk-ins accepted? No
Our low vision outpatient clinic can assess your needs and provide a rehab plan tailored to your personal goals. Our team of specialists and social workers will work with you to find the right aids and services.
Veterans who meet the criteria for blind and low vision services will be connected to a Visual Impairment Service Team (VIST) Coordinator that will provide case management to initiate needed visual impairment services.
Our clinic services include:
- Comprehensive eye exams
- Visual skills assessments
- Guidance on how to develop visual motor and perceptual skills
- Training to help you manage daily activities with your vision loss
- Some blind and low vision services can use the telehealth model of care
Dental/oral surgery
Contact information
Hours
- Mon. 24/7
- Tue. 24/7
- Wed. 24/7
- Thu. 24/7
- Fri. 24/7
- Sat. 24/7
- Sun. 24/7
Main Phone
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Referral required? No
Walk-ins accepted? No
If you’re eligible for VA dental care, we offer a full range of quality dental services like:
- Routine exams and teeth cleaning
- Restorative procedures, including fillings and crowns
- Comprehensive surgical care, including extractions (pulling teeth) and oral cancer screening
- Routine and advanced prosthodontic care, including bridges, dentures, and dental implants
- Routine and advanced periodontal care, including root canals, gum treatments, and supporting bone care
- Oral and facial reconstruction surgery to repair damage from traumatic injury or serious illness
Homeless Veteran care
Contact information
Main Phone
Health Care for Homeless Program
National Call Center for Homeless Veterans
Appointments
If you or someone you know is at risk or experiencing homelessness, there are multiple ways to seek resources. Veterans may walk in to office 3D-104 at VA Augusta’s Uptown Division.
Main Phone
Referral required? No
Walk-ins accepted? Yes
We help Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to financial hardship, unemployment, addiction, depression, or transition from jail. If you or someone you know is at risk or experiencing homelessness, there are multiple ways to seek resources. Veterans may walk in to office 3D-104 at VA Augusta’s Uptown Division at 1 Freedom Way in Augusta, Georgia, call 706-733-0188 ext. 26814, or call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans any time at 1-877-424-3838.
- Immediate food and shelter needs, including both transitional and permanent housing
- Job training, life skills development, and education
- Justice system navigation and community reentry from jail
- Financial support to prevent homelessness
- Addiction and depression treatment
- Health and dental care
MOVE! weight management
Contact information
Hours
- Mon. 24/7
- Tue. 24/7
- Wed. 24/7
- Thu. 24/7
- Fri. 24/7
- Sat. 24/7
- Sun. 24/7
Main Phone
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Referral required? Yes
Walk-ins accepted? Yes
Schedule an appointment onlineMOVE! is a weight-management program designed to help you live a longer, healthier life. With the help of your MOVE! care team, you can eat a healthier diet, get more exercise, reduce your health risks, and improve your quality of life. The MOVE! program offers:
- Weight-loss support groups to help you lose weight and keep it off
- Healthy eating tips and cooking classes
- Behavioral change strategies to help you live a healthier lifestyle
Pharmacy
Contact information
Hours
- Mon. 24/7
- Tue. 24/7
- Wed. 24/7
- Thu. 24/7
- Fri. 24/7
- Sat. 24/7
- Sun. 24/7
Main Phone
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Referral required? No
Walk-ins accepted? No
Our pharmacy provides you and other Veterans with convenient, efficient service to make it easy to get your medications and medical supplies. You can:
- Pick up new prescriptions in person
- Refill prescriptions online and by phone or mail
- Safely dispose of medicines
Recreation and creative arts therapy
We offer a wide range of activities (arts and crafts, games, sports, exercise) that we can adapt to your needs.
Contact information
Uptown Division
1 Freedom Way Augusta, GA 30904 Building 110 2nd floor, A-wing, rooms: 2A135, 2A147, 2A146, 2A145, 2A138Hours
- Mon. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tue. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Wed. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thu. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Fri. 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Sat. Closed
- Sun. Closed
General number
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Appointment number
Referral required? Yes
Walk-ins accepted? No
Recreation and Creative Arts therapists provide non-traditional and innovative techniques that assist Veterans in reaching their treatment goals and obtaining improved health and quality of life. After your primary health care provider submits a referral for services (Recreation Therapy, Art Therapy or Music Therapy), our therapists will meet with you to assess your treatment needs and develop treatment goals with you.
A variety of interventions are used such as therapeutic gardening, Tai Chi & Yoga, music-assisted relaxation, adaptive sport and mixed martial arts, drumming for health, creative writing and Art Therapy for PTSD.