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Read about what's happening in our VA Coatesville health care community.

Care equality top performer

Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) recently received an evaluation of 90 out of 100 and the designation of "LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer" in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).

Human Rights Campaign logo of blue square with yellow equal sign and the words LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer

Health Protection Levels

Today, the Coatesville VA Medical Center is implementing COVID-19 Health Protection Levels as part of VA’s consistent, nationwide approach for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities to adjust COVID-19 safety protocols locally as needed.

health protection level for COVID-19

Veterans Response Team Pilot

An effort to quickly connect Veterans to the resources they need in the community is now underway in Montgomery County.

A police officer kneels in front of a woman who is seated with her head in her hands and visibly distressed.

Campus Tree Healthcare Award

Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) has earned the Arbor Day Foundation program’s 2021 Tree Campus Health care facility recognition for the third year in a row.

Birds eye image of the Coatesville VAMC campus

A letter on the AIR report

I would like to assure your readers, especially Veterans in Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties that the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is here to serve you.

Portrait image of Jeffrey Beiler, Medical Center Director

National Salute Week

Donations and events at Coatesville VAMC during the week of February 14 celebrate Veterans who are cared for at the Coatesville campus and their outpatient clinics in Newtown Square and West Norriton as part of National Salute to Veteran Patients Week.

Dan Condron wears his Red Coat Ambassador vest and 1st Marine Division hat as he stands in the lobby of building 3 at Coatesville VA Medical Center and holding out a valentine and a coat while welcoming Veterans on February 16, 2022

24/7 access to triage nurses

Veterans who receive care at the Coatesville VA Medical Center (VAMC) now have easier access to triage nurses through the 24/7 virtual services provided by the VISN 4 RN Clinical Contact Center.

Veterans who receive care at the Coatesville VA Medical Center and have an urgent medical or mental health question may call a VISN 4 Triage Nurse 24 hours a day seven days a week at 1-(833) 835-3874.

West Norriton Clinic Opens

The Spring City Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), located on the grounds of the Southeastern Veterans Center, moves to 2495 General Armistead Avenue, Norristown, PA 19403.

A view of the newly renovated West Norriton VA Clinic from General Armistead Avenue in West Norriton show the entrance with drive up drop off for Veterans with mobility concerns and the parking lot.

COVID-19 Booster Shots

The safety and care of Veterans and our workforce are top priorities for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Effective October 28, Coatesville VA Medical Center is offering the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Janssen vaccine booster shots.

This image is a close up of a woman’s upper arm with a band-aid placed horizontally across as if covering a vaccine injection.

CDC approved Pfizer COVID-19 Booster Vaccine

On September 24, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identified and recommended several groups of people who should get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster.

VA employee prepares to provide the vaccination to an eligible individual at an outdoor location.