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Find phone numbers and contact information at VA Long Beach Healthcare System for frequently requested services like patient advocates, medical records, billing and insurance, and more.

Patient help and resources

After-Hours Assistance

Please call Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 22 Telephone Advice Nurse Call Line at for an evaluation from a triage nurse and, when appropriate, referral to an urgent care center in the community.

Patient advocate

Do you have a complaint, compliment, or suggestion? Share it so we can better serve you. We have a philosophy of attempting to resolve issues at the front-line level; reaching out to your Service-Level Advocate representative first may result in resolving issues in a more timely manner. However, at VA Long Beach, we aim to be the #1 Healthcare System in the nation, whether you had an exceptional experience or we didn’t meet your needs, please let us know.

Phone: 562-826-5467
Email: vhalonpatientadvocateoffice@va.gov

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 VA Long Beach health care bill online, by phone, mail, or in person. You can also raise issues or address billing disputes.

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 Long Beach health care.

Mailing address

Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center
5901 East 7th Street
Long Beach CA 90822

Main phone numbers

Local: 562-826-8000
Toll-free: 888-769-8387

To use TeleType for the Deaf (TTY) services: 711

A – F

Acupuncture

, ext. 13664

Administrative Officer of the Day (AOD)

, ext. 13200
Cell:

Agent Orange

, ext. 13042

Allergy and Immunology Clinic

, ext. 15485

Anesthesia Clinic


Anticoagulation Clinic 

, ext. 13399

Army’s Wounded Warrior Program (AW2)

Arthritis Clinic

, ext. 13430

Audiology


Barber Shop

, ext. 13646

Beneficiary Travel

Billing: , ext. 13115
Travel (Cust. Svc.): or , ext. 13581 
Travel (Message):

Blind Rehab Center (BRC)

, ext. 16718

Blinded Veterans Association (BVA)

, ext. 16718

Canteen

Patriot Café: , ext. 13783, 13583
Patriot Store: or , ext. 12950

Cardiology Fellow Clinic

, ext. 12292, 13430

Caregiver Support Program

, ext. 14764, 14659

Cashier

, ext. 13671, 12332

CAT Scan (Radiology)

Scheduling:
General: , ext. 13770

Cath Lab


, ext. 12001

Chaplain Services/Chapel

Cholesterol

, ext. 12043

Compensation & Pension

Coumadin Clinic

, ext. 12871

Dental


Dermatology

, ext. 13630, 13117

Diabetic Clinic 

, ext. 12292, 13430

Dialysis


Ear Nose & Throat/Plastic Surgery


Echo Cardiology/Cardiogram Lab

, ext. 13877

Electro-Cardiogram (EKG)


, ext. 16056

Electro-Encephalogram (EEG)

, ext. 13816, 13817

Eligibility, Enrollment/Means Testing

, ext. 12960

Emergency Department (ER) 24/7


, ext. 13558

Emergency Management

, ext. 12359

Endocrinology

, ext. 13430, 12292

Engineering Department

, ext. 13713, 13754

Environmental Management Service (EMS)

, ext. 13421

Escort Service

Bldg.126 OP /Sta 126: , ext. 12266
Bldg.133 CLC /Sta 133: , ext. 14681
Bldg.150 SCI /Sta 150: , ext. 14680
Bldg.164 Rm. 108 /Sta 164: , ext. 12748
Bldg.165 (Next to “The Egg” Westside) /Sta 165: , ext. 17215
Bldg.166 (Next to “The Egg” Eastside) /Sta 166: , ext. 17214
Wheelchair Patients:

Integrated Ethics

, ext. 12781, 14339

Event Monitor Clinic

, ext. 16777

Experience Office

, ext. 13856

External Discrimination Complaints Program

Fisher House

G – M

Gastrointestinal Clinic

, ext. 13147

Gastrointestinal Lab

Geriatrics Evaluation & Management (GEM)

, ext. 12554

GI Clinic (Specialty Clinic)

, ext. 13430

, ext. 13147

GI Lab (Endoscopy/Colonoscopy)

Golf Cart Services

 

Hematology/Oncology

, ext. 13083, 12292

Health Administration Service (HAS)

, ext. 14516

Hepatitis

, ext. 12944

Home Based Primary Care (HBPC)


, ext. 13802

Home Oxygen

Home Telehealth

Homemaker Home Health Aid

, ext. 14266, 14750

HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH)

, ext. 12054, 16919

Human Resources/Management Services

Hyperbaric Oxygen

Infectious Diseases

, ext. 13430, 13433

Inferential Radiology (IR)

, ext. 14593 

Infusion Clinic


, ext. 14894

IT Help Desk

, ext. 13606

Lab (Outpatient Lab/Phlebotomy)

, ext. 14125

Liver Clinic

Mammography

Scheduling:  
, ext. 14745

Medical Library

,

Medical Media

Medical Records—Release of Information

, ext. 13310, 12962

Mental Health Intensive Case Management (MHICM)

, ext. 13565
,
FAX:

Military Sexual Trauma (MST)

, ext. 14271

Million Veteran Program

MOVE Weight Management Program

, ext. 16571, 12980

MRI


, ext. 12168

My HealtheVet

, ext. 12563

N – Z

Nephrology Clinic

Neurology

, ext. 13430, 12292

Non-VA Care Coordination (NVCC)

, ext. 14704

Nuclear Medicine

Scheduling:
, ext. 14538

Nutrition

, ext. 16571

Occupational Health (Employee Health)


, ext. 13079

Occupational Therapy

Ophthalmology 

, ext. 17290

Optometry

 
, ext. 17417

Orthopedics


, ext. 12665

Pacemaker Clinic

, ext. 16394, 13813

Podiatry

,

Pantages Theatre

, ext. 13523

Pathology and Lab Medicine Admin

,
, ext. 14104

Pathways Recovery Clinic

, ext. 14333

Patient Advocate Office

Patient Centered Care Office

, ext. 13044

Patient Education Resource Center (PERC)

Booking: , ext. 12322
Classroom: , ext. 12900

Pain Clinic

, ext.17237

Pain Management (Mental Health)

, ext. 14394, 15604

Patient Safety

, ext. 12017

Patriot Café

, ext. 13783

Patriot Store

Peer Support

, ext. 14006, 14035, 14874

Personal Care Clinic

, ext. 17038

Pharmacy (Outpatient)

Physical Therapy

Physical and Occupational Therapy 

, ext. 14335

P.I.E.R. Center

, ext. 13005

Podiatry

, ext. 17256

Police Dispatch

Emergency:
Non-Emergency:

PIV Badge

, ext. 14436, 14448

Primary Care, Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Clinics

Privacy Officer

, ext. 12650, 13346

Prosthetics

,

Psychiatry (Outpatient)

,

Psychology (Outpatient and General)

Public Affairs Office (PAO)

Pulmonary Clinic

Pulmonary Function Lab

Quality Management

Radiation Oncology

Radiology (Main Xray) 

Interventional Radiology: , ext. 14593
Mammography:
Nuclear Medicine:
Ultrasound:
X-Ray:

Recovery Room

, ext. 14206

Recreational Therapy (Spinal Cord Injury)

, ext. 13128

Red Cross

, ext. 13733, 14664, 14465

Registration and Eligibility

, ext. 12692

Renal/Transplants

, ext. 13430

Rehabilitation


, ext. 14539

Research/Admin Offices

Respiratory

Rheumatology/Arthritis

, ext. 13430, 12292

Risk Management

, ext. 13170

Safety, Occupational Health & Environment (GEMS)

Shuttle Bus/Bus & Motor Pool

, ext. 13232 
Wheelchair Patients:
Afterhours (VA Police):

Sleep Lab

, ext. 14832

Social Work Services

, ext. 13120

Specialty Care Clinics (Outpatient)

, ext. 12292, 13430 

Speech Pathology


, ext. 13282

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Outpatient

Substance Abuse Treatment Center (SATC)

Suicide Awareness Prevention

, ext. 13652

Surgery

, ext. 12094, 12209
General Surgery and Surgery Clinics:  , ext. 12100
Surgery, Pre-OP: , ext. 14978
Surgery, Same Day:

Tele-Care (After Hours)

T.I.D.E.S. Clinic (Translating Initiatives for Depression into Effective Solutions)

Transfer Coordinator


, ext. 1542

Traumatic Brian Injury (TBI)

, ext. 14296, 11156

Travel (see “Beneficiary Travel”)

Treadmill

, ext. 13880, 13768

Urgent Mental Health Care

, ext. 12304

Urology

,
,

VA Care in the Community (VACC)

, ext. 12995

VA Desert Pacific Credit Union

Valet Parking

, ext. 13979

Veterans Experience Team Specialist (Patient Advocates)

Veterans Family Assistance

Veterans Transition Center 

Call Center: , ext. 12990

VIST Coordinator (Visual Impairment Service Team)

Women’s Health Clinic

Woman’s Program Manager

Women’s Mental Health

, ext. 14919

Media and press

The Office of Public Affairs can assist local media with queries, interview requests, and expert information about the VA Long Beach Healthcare System.

Phone: 562-826-5373
Email: vhalonpublicaffairs@va.gov

After hours or on weekends, call the operator at 562-826-8000 and 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.

Requesting records maintained by VA Long Beach

Mail:

Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center
Release of Information(HIMS)
5901 East 7th Street
Long Beach, CA 90822

For questions about your request to VA Long Beach

Phone: 562-826-8000, ext. 13344

Additional FOIA request information

Report an issue

Give us website feedback

To report a technical issue or give us feedback about this site, email our web team at vhalonpublicaffairs@va.gov.

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 hospital management. If management did not address or resolve your concerns, contact the Joint Commission.

Submit a complaint online 
Phone: 800-994-6610
Fax: 630-792-5636
Email: complaint@jointcommission.org

Mail:
Office of Quality Monitoring
The Joint Commission
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181