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Find phone numbers and contact information in the Fargo VA Health Care System for frequently requested services.


Patient help and resources

Need help? Contact a patient advocate

If you need help getting care or resolving an issue with VA, get help from one of our trained patient advocates.

Medical records office

Access your medical records online or request a copy of your records from our Release of Information office.

Billing and insurance

Pay your Fargo VA Health Care System bill online, by phone, mail, or in person. You can also raise issues or address billing disputes.

  • Optum Serve is the Third-Party Administrator for the VA Region 2 Community Care. Veterans participating in the Community Care Program who receive bills must contact Optum VA Community Care at (Select Option 1).

Pharmacy

Find out how to refill your prescriptions, where to pick up new prescription orders, and how to safely dispose of your medicines.


Phone directory and mailing address

Find phone numbers for many of the administrative and program offices at VA Fargo health care.

Mailing address

Fargo VA Health Care System
2101 Elm Street North
Fargo, ND 58102-2417

Main phone numbers

Local: 701-239-3700
Toll-free: 800-410-9723

To use TeleType (TTY) services: dial 711

A – F

After Hours Telephone Care:

Anesthesia Pain Clinic: ension 3510

Appointments:  ; toll-free:

Audioinquiry System - Current listing of appointments: 

Audiology: ension 3748

Bemidji VA Clinic:

Billing and Insurance: 

Bismarck VA Clinic:

Bismarck Vet Center:

Community Resource and Referral Center:

COVID-19 Vaccines: 

Canteen - Veterans Canteen Service (PatriotCafe, PatriotBrew, PatriotStore): ension 3710

Care in the Community, VA Community Care, MISSION Act ; ension 3411

Caregiver Support Programension 4399

Chaplain Serviceension 2795

Chief of Staff: ension 3202

Community Living Center: ension 3477

Community Resource and Referral Center

Compensation and Pension: ension 3410 or 2982 or 3501

DAISY Award: ension 3661

Dementia Care: ension 4080

Dental Clinic: ension 3371

Dental Eligibility: ension 2459

Dermatology: ension 2403

Devils Lake VA Clinic:

Dialysis: ension 4500

Dickinson VA Clinic:

Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence: ension 3810

Ear, Nose and Throat: ension 3833

Eligibility & Enrollment: ension 3428

Emergency Department: 

Employee Education: ension 3662

Equal Employment Opportunity Program: 

Eye Clinic: 

Fargo Vet Center:

Fergus Falls VA Clinic:

Finance Office: 

Former Prisoners of War Advocate: 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

G – M

Gastroenterology/Endoscopy: ension 3510

Grafton VA Clinic:

Grand Forks VA Clinic:

General Surgery: ension 3833

Gynecologyension 2599

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program: ension 4039

Home Based Primary Care: 

Homeless Veterans:

Honors Escort Program:   extension 2726

Hospice and Palliative Care:   extension 2726

Housing Assistance:   extension 3472

Human Resources:   extension 3641

Imaging - Radiology - Xray:   extension 3204 or 3203

Inpatient medical-surgical unit:   extension 3467 or 3414

Integrated Ethics Program:   extension 3214

Intensive Care Unit:   extension 3312

Jamestown VA Clinic:

Lost and Found:   extension 0

Medical Foster Home Program  extension 3940

Medical Library: 

Mental Health:   extension 3150

Military Sexual Trauma:   extension 4523

Million Veteran Program: 

Minority Veterans Programension 3562

Minot VA Clinic:

Minot Vet Center:

MOVE! Weight Management Program:   extension 3628 or 4428

My HealtheVet  extension 4420

N – Z

Nurse Recruiterension 4325

Nursing Integrative Healing Therapies: ension 3425

Nutrition Education, Walk-In Dietitians: ension 3629 or 4437

Nutrition and Food Service: 

Oncology: ension 3522; infusion room: extension 3126

Office of Integrity and Compliance Officer: ension 3214

Orthopedics: ension 3833

Patient Advocate: ension 3738

Patient Location: ension 0

Pharmacy: 

Physician Recruiter: ension 2353

Podiatry: ension 3833

Police Services: ension 3299

Post 9/11 Transition and Care Management / Military2VA (M2VA) / Returning Servicemembers: 

Primary Care:

Privacy Officeension 3978

Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Services: 

Public Affairs Office / Media: 

Pulmonary Department: ension 3524

Quality, Safety, & Value: ension 3686

Rehabilitation and Extended Care: ension 2093

Release of Informationension 3419 or 3718

Renal Transplant Coordination: ension 2555 or 3522

Research: ension 3348 or 3557

Research Compliance Officer: ension 3214

Safe Patient Handling Program: ension 2555

Social Work: ension 4311

Special Mode Transportation: ension 4506

Specialty Care: ension 2420

Spinal Cord Injury and Disorders: ension 9-3765

Suicide Prevention Program: ension 3556

Telehealth: ension 3993

Telephone Care: 

Therapy Services - Physical, Occupational, Speech, and Recreation: ension 3047

Tobacco Cessation: ension 4406

Travel Office: ension 3429 

Urology: ension 2403

Vascular Surgery: ension 3383

Veterans Drop-In Center - Gladys Ray Shelter: 

Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record: ension 2876

Visual Impairment Services: ension 3047

Voluntary Service / Center for Development & Civic Engagement: ension 3395

Whole Health: ension 3990

Williston VA Clinic:

Women Veterans Program - Women's Health: ension 3893 or 3503

Wound Care: ension 3833


Requesting medical records maintained by the Fargo VA Health Care System

Phone: 701-239-3700, ext. 3419
Fax:
Mail:

Fargo VA Health Care System
Release of Information (11MR)
2101 North Elm Street
Fargo, ND 58102


Media and press

Media queries can be submitted to Shawn Abbas, Fargo VA Health Care System Public Affairs Officer.

Phone: 701-239-3724
Email: shawn.abbas@va.gov

After hours or on weekends, call the operator at 701-239-3700, ask for the administrator on duty.

Submit a FOIA request

Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), you have a right to federal agency records unless those records are protected from disclosure by specific exemptions or exclusions laid out in law. To submit a FOIA request to the Fargo VA Health Care System, email vhafarfoia@va.gov or call  extension 3978

Mail:

Fargo VA Health Care System
Freedom of Information Act Officer (001P)
2101 North Elm Street
Fargo, ND 58102

Additional FOIA request information: See the Veterans Health Administration section on the VA Freedom of
Information Act page.

Visit our VA Fargo Privacy / FOIA website for additional details

Report an Issue

Report suspected fraud or mismanagement

Contact the VA Office of the Inspector General (VAOIG) to report suspected criminal activity, fraud, inadequate patient care, or mismanagement of VA programs or government resources.

Phone: 800-488-8244

Mail:
VA Inspector General Hotline (53e)
810 Vermont Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20420

Learn more about the VA OIG hotline

Report patient care or safety issues

If you have any concerns about the care and safety of patients or residents, the first step is to contact Fargo VA Health Care System hospital management at ension 3200. If management did not address or resolve your concerns, contact the Joint Commission.

Submit a complaint online: https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/patient-safety-topics/report-a-patient-safety-concern-or-complaint/
Phone: 800-994-6610
Fax:
Email: complaint@jointcommission.org

Mail:
Office of Quality Monitoring
The Joint Commission
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 6018


Support for Law Enforcement and First Responders

You can use these VA and Veteran Service Organization contacts to help connect Veterans to resources in their community for help.

Veterans Crisis Line 

VCL

Connect Veterans and Service members in crisis and their families and friend with qualified, caring VA responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.

Visit our Suicide Prevention website for more information or contact our Suicide Team during normal business hours. 

The following is a list of contacts for the VA Fargo Suicide Prevention Program:

For outreach, please contact our Suicide Prevention Community Engagement Partnerships Coordinator -

 

VA Police

VA police officers help make VA medical centers and other VA health facilities safe for Veterans and their family members. Visit our VA Police website

  • VA Police: (24/7)

Emergency Care

We provide emergency medical care 24 hours a day, every day. Our emergency room staff can help you with:

  • Life-threatening illnesses and injuries that require immediate attention
  • Urgent medical issues that must be treated right away
  • Psychiatric evaluations

***Emergency Care Only Available at our Fargo Medical Center at 2101 Elm Street N, Fargo ND 58102

Emergency Department:

Compact Act - Community Partner Resource Hub

Mental Health:

View our Clinic Locations and Contact Information

Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV)

Our Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC) located in downtown Fargo (721 1st, Ave N), provides Veterans who are homeless and at risk of homelessness with one-stop access to community-based, multiagency services to promote permanent housing, health and mental wellness care, career development, and access to VA and non-VA benefits. 

Main phone:

Veterans Justice Outreach Coordinator:

Homeless Hotline: 1-877-4AID-VET (1-) 24/7