LGBTQ+ Veteran care
VA Columbia Missouri health care employees receive training in clinical care that is responsive to the unique needs of LGBTQ+ Veterans. Our trained LGBTQ+ Veteran care coordinator is here to help support the health, welfare, and dignity of you and your family.
Connect with a care coordinator
Samantha Haesemeyer
LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator
VA Columbia Missouri health care
Phone:
Email: Samantha.Haesemeyer@va.gov
Care we provide at VA Columbia Missouri health care
We promote the health, welfare, and dignity of all Veterans and their families. We focus on ensuring a safe and welcoming environment when providing you with sensitive and high-quality health care services like:
- Primary care
- Behavioral health care
- Hormone therapy in limited circumstances
- Substance use and alcohol treatment
- Testing and treatment for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI)
Policies and practices to know
The care coordinator can help you get started with care or with navigating any of these issues.
Visitation: A family member, friend, or other individual can be present with the patient for emotional support during the course of the patient's stay.
Definition of family: "Family" may include individual(s) not legally related to the individual. Family members include spouses and domestic partners.
Advance directives: Veterans may designate any person as a decision-maker for care if they won't be able to make these decisions themselves. Advance directive agents are chosen by the Veteran and do not need to be biologically related.
Documentation in medical records: VA Columbia Missouri maintains the confidentiality of patient and other private health information.