Veteran Care Coordinators
VA Northport health care employees receive training in clinical care that is responsive to the unique needs of Veterans. Our trained Veteran Care Coordinators are fully equipped to support the health, welfare, and dignity of you and your family. Veteran care coordinators can answer your questions, advocate for your right to quality care, assist with complaints or concerns you have about your care, and help you get started with any of our services.
Connect with a care coordinator
Cassandra D'Accordo PhD
Veteran Care Coordinator
VA Northport health care
Phone:
Email: Cassandra.D'accordo@va.gov
Care we provide at VA Northport health care
We promote the health, welfare, and dignity of Veterans. We focus on ensuring a safe, welcoming, and affirmative environment when providing you with sensitive and high-quality health care services like:
- Mental health services
- Creative arts therapies
- Hormone therapy in limited circumstances
- Testing, counseling, and care for HIV and sexually transmitted infections, including post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for Veterans at risk for HIV
- Other prevention, screening, wellness, and testing services
Policies and practices to know
The care coordinator can help you get started with care or with navigating any of these issues.
Visitation: A same-sex partner, 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, domestic partners, different-sex and same-sex significant others.
Advance directives: Veterans may designate any person as a decision-maker for care if they won't be able to make these decisions themselves. This includes same-sex partners. Advance directive agents are chosen by the Veteran and do not need to be biologically related.
Documentation in medical records: VA Northport maintains the confidentiality of information about sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and gender identity, just like any other private health information.