Locations
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Located in the historic part of the city of Charleston, the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center is an authorized 145 bed primary, secondary and tertiary care medical center that provides acute medical, surgical and psychiatric inpatient care, and both primary and specialized outpatient services in southeastern South Carolina and Chatham County, Georgia. The medical center supports the Vet Centers in North Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia, and operates the outpatient clinics in Savannah, Georgia and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Currently, the medical center is operating 98 beds and a 28-bed nursing home.
The medical center is closely affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina and supports 88 medical residents in medical and dental specialties, as well students from nursing, pharmacy, social work and allied health disciplines. The Research Service has 57 research investigators conducting basic research in cardiology, endocrinology, diabetes mellitus, hematology/oncology, rheumatology, nephrology and alcohol-related disorders and clinical and health service research in mental health, PTSD, hypertension and aging, and rehabilitation research program: hip arthroplasty.
View the VA Research web.
Affiliations
Medical University of South Carolina
Authorized Beds
145
Type of Facility
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary Care
Special Programs
Primary Care
Women’s Program
VIST Program
Smoking Cessation
Research Service
Interventional Radiology
General Surgery
Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
Neurosurgery
Urology
ENT
Ophthalmology
Podiatry
Orthopedics
Audiology
Speech Pathology
Inpatient Mental Health
PTSD
Mental
Substance Abuse
Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM)
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Compensated Work Therapy (CWT)
Community Residential Care
Geriatrics
Nursing Home Care Unit (NUCU)
Homemaker Health Aide
Adult Day Care
Home Based Primary Care (HBPC)
Community Contract Nursing Home
Interventional Cardiology
Pulmonary Services
Pulmonary Function Test
Sleep Studies
Endocrinology
Infectious Disease
Dermatology
Neurology
Gastroenterology
Hematology/Oncology
Nephrology
Hemodialysis
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
