Women Veteran care
VA Palo Alto health care supports the health, welfare, and dignity of women Veterans and their families by ensuring equal access to timely, sensitive, and quality care.
Join us for a Women Veterans Day Mix and Mingle
Take off your boots, grab a mocktail, and get ready to mix, mingle, and explore resources!
The Santa Clara County Veterans Services Office and VA Palo Alto health care warmly invite you to the Women Veterans Mix and Mingle! Come join us for an informative and engaging event where you can connect with fellow Veterans, learn about women’s health care services available through VA Palo Alto, and interact with various community partners.
Thursday, June 12, 2025
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: 353 W. Julian St, Oak Grove Room, San Jose, CA 95110
Connect with a Women Veterans Program Manager
Kimberly Ranade
Women Veterans Program Manager
VA Palo Alto health care
Phone:
Email: kimberly.ranade@va.gov
Make an appointment
Call the Patient Scheduling and Messaging Unit (PSU) for women Veterans health care appointments.
Phone: 855-632-8262
For questions regarding services at VA Palo Alto health care, reach out to our Women Veterans Program Manager at 650-493-5000 ext. 64851.
Care we provide at VA Palo Alto health care
Women’s health primary care providers (WH-PCPs) with specialized training in women’s health are available at all of our locations. WH-PCPs collaborate with patient-aligned care teams (PACT) to provide women’s population health care, such as pap smears, reproductive health care including birth control, reproductive health counseling including abortion care, and menopause management. They also provide specific care from a woman’s perspective, such as diabetic and hypertensive care, throughout all stages of life.
Additionally, there are numerous specialty care services that may be of interest to women Veterans, including but not limited to:
- Women’s health care across the lifespan care
- Pap smears
- Mammograms
- Gynecology
- Maternity care via community care
- Lactation support
- Infertility benefits
- Family planning and abortion care
- Pelvic floor dysfunction physical therapy
- Comprehensive pain clinic
- Oncology care
- Rheumatology
- Cardiology
- MOVE weight management classes
- Wellness classes (Tai chi, qigong, yoga)
- Psychology
- Peer support specialist (MST, alcohol/drug use, depression)
- Women’s Trauma Recovery Program for PTSD
- Military sexual trauma (MST) screening and support
- Intimate partner violence resources and safety planning
- Spinal cord injury care
Support groups and classes
Pregnancy/Postpartum
Lactation and breastfeeding basics
For parents interested in learning more about breastfeeding and/or pumping.
Please contact us for class time
via VA Video Connect (VVC)
You must register before attending. Please ask your provider for a consult.
Postpartum coping skills and support group
For late pregnancy through 1-2 years postpartum; ongoing drop-in group
Every other Friday of the month at noon
via VA Video Connect (VVC)
Please ask your provider for a referral.
Prepared childbirth classes
A two-class series designed to help you feel more prepared for labor and birth. Discover comfort measures and relaxation techniques.
Please contact us for class time
via VA Video Connect (VVC)
You must register before attending. Please ask your provider for a consult.
PT pelvic floor pregnancy group
For pregnant Veterans who want to learn more about the pelvic floor, exercise, stretching, posture changes, and physical therapy interventions available during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Every first Wednesday of the month, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
via VA Video Connect (VVC)
You must register before attending. Please ask your provider for a CRH pregnancy PT consult to register for the class.
ROSE Program
Skills training for pregnant Veterans at risk for postpartum depression (this is not a depression treatment program).
Every Friday of the month, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
via VA Video Connect (VVC)
You must register before attending. Please ask your provider for a consult to register for the class. The ROSE Program is also offered in individual sessions.
Across the lifespan
Physical therapy for women group class
Discover exercises and stretches designed to help you move and feel better. Each week, we'll concentrate on a different part of the body.
8-week series, meets Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at our Palo Alto VA campus
If you have any questions or would like to sign up, please call
Women's sexual health and intimacy group
For women Veterans looking to enhance their sexual health and satisfaction.
8-week series, meets Mondays, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
via VA Video Connect (VVC)
You must register before attending. Please request a consult from your provider for the next 8-week cohort.