Wausau VA Clinic
Our outpatient clinic provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, programs to help you stop smoking and using tobacco, pharmacy services, and more. Below, you’ll find our address and hours, parking and transportation information, and the other health services we offer at our Wausau VA Clinic.
Location and contact information
Address
1105 East Grand Avenue
Rothschild, WI 54474-1024
Phone numbers
Main phone:
VA health connect:
Mental health care:
Facility hours
Hours may vary for different services. Select a service on this page to check the hours.
- Mon: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tue: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Wed: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thu: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Fri: 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Sat: Closed
- Sun: Closed
Prepare for your visit
Select a topic to learn more.
Cost: Free
Wheelchair availability: Wheelchairs are available upon arrival for patients who need them to access the building.
Van services for Veterans
DAV vans
Hours: Individual van schedules vary
We work with Disabled American Veterans and county Veterans Affairs directors to provide transportation for Veterans and authorized caregivers to get to scheduled medical appointments.
Beneficiary travel
Beneficiary travel benefits include round-trip transportation from your home to the medical center, mileage reimbursement, or special mode transport.
Other services at VA Tomah health care
Health services offered here
Select a topic to learn more.
Audiology
Common conditions: tinnitus, vertigo, hearing loss, vestibular conditions
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Audiology Department
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
Our Audiology clinic provides diagnostic and rehabilitative services, VA compensation and pension examinations, and screening for employee hearing conservation. We offer a full range of audiology services like:
- Hearing and balance evaluations
- Selection, management, and repair of hearing aids and assistive listening device assessments
- Evaluation and treatment for auditory processing disorder
Endocrinology
Common conditions: diabetes, thyroid conditions, parathyroid conditions, endocrine conditions
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
- Mon: Closed
- Tue: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Only the first Tuesday of each month
- Wed: Closed
- Thu: Closed
- Fri: Closed
- Sat: Closed
- Sun: Closed
Our Endocrine Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner offers advanced treatment and care for conditions affecting your endocrine system, including diabetes, osteoporosis, thyroid disorders, and hormonal imbalances as well as weight management.
We perform tests to check and monitor your health. We’ll work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan and treat you with the most effective medications. Our services include: Comprehensive medication management with Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners.
Intimate partner violence support
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
- Mon: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tue: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Wed: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thu: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Fri: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Sat: Closed
- Sun: Closed
To help build relationship health & safety the Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program (IPVAP) offers:
-Assessment & consultation with routine screening, safety planning, training to VA staff, and consultation for providers.
-Education of the risks and impact on physical and mental health, awareness, and prevention resources. Intervention with case management, individual and group treatment, and/ or couples counseling.
-Care coordination through referrals for VA services, and/ or community resources.
-Strength at Home (SAH) is a trauma informed and evidence based group program for people who struggle with conflict in relationships.
-12 or 26 week program for Veterans
- 8 week program for couples
Recovering from IPV through Strengths and Empowerment (RISE): An evidence-based trauma informed therapy program for VA patients who have experienced IPV.
- 8 sessions Veteran led in collaboration with the provider
. Contact us for help with:
- emotional, physical or sexual violence, stalking, psychological aggression(including coercive acts) and threats of violence.
To learn more about Intimate partner violence support at Tomah VA Medical Center click here.
Laboratory and pathology
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
Here at Tomah VA We offer inpatient and outpatient blood collections as well as processing and testing of other bodily fluids to assist providers in the care and for diagnostic purposes. All Tomah associated VA labs are Joint Commission and CLIA accredited.
Care we provide at VA Tomah health care
- Inpatient and outpatient blood collections
- Diagnostic testing of all bodily fluids
- Specialty testing, such as Toxic Embedded Fragments and Depleted Uranium
Mental health care
Common conditions: addiction, depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, OCD
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
Our medical center and clinics provide consultation, evaluation, and treatment for a range of issues that may impact your mental health or emotional well-being. Our confidential outpatient services include individual and group therapy for:
- Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression
- Marriage and relationship problems
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Anxiety, addictive behaviors, and personality disorders
- Aggressive or self-harming behaviors
Nutrition, food, and dietary care
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
- Mon: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Tue: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Wed: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Virtual Only
- Thu: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Fri: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Sat: Closed
- Sun: Closed
Our registered dietitians can help you maintain or improve your health with good nutrition tailored to your needs. Through group, individual, and telehealth sessions, we provide nutrition education and counseling in areas such as:
- Cardiovascular and heart health
- Chronic kidney disease
- Diabetes (including gestational diabetes)
- Eating disorders and digestive health
- Pregnancy and postpartum nutrition
- Weight management
Optometry
Common conditions: vision exams, prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
Our optometrists can offer you such things as routine eye exams, preventative vision testing, treatment for eye diseases such as glaucoma, treatment of urgent eye injuries and more. We also provide prescriptions for eyeglasses and other assistive devices.
- Vision services and eye exams
- Treatment for diseases and injuries of the retina, cornea, and other parts of your eye
- Low-vision services for conditions like macular degeneration that can’t be corrected by glasses, surgery, or medication
- Special eye exams for diabetic patients
Pharmacy
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
Our pharmacy provides you and other Veterans with convenient, efficient service to make it easy to get your medications and medical supplies. You can:
- Pick up new prescriptions in person
- Refill prescriptions online and by phone or mail
- Safely dispose of medicines
Physical therapy, occupational therapy and kinesiotherapy
Physical therapy, occupational therapy and kinesiotherapy can help restore movement and function if you have been disabled by injury or disease.
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
If you’re living with or recovering from an injury, illness, or chronic condition that creates pain or limits your mobility and independence, we can help. Our Physical, Occupational, and Speech Language Pathologists combine therapeutic exercise, counseling, education, and training to help you improve your health and quality of life. Our services include:
- Pain relief and modalities to assist with this
- Movement and exercise therapies to improve your strength, endurance, balance, and coordination
- Mobility assessment and training with wheelchairs, scooters, and walking devices as needed
- Life skills training and activities to help you maintain the highest level of independence and functionality
- Transfers
- Swallowing
- Speech
- Adaptive equipment for activities of daily living
- Gait
- Reduction of pain
- Evaluation and treatment for a wide range of medical, orthopedic, psychosocial, and neurological conditions
- Some example of specialty services include, but are not limited to
- Vestibular
- Pain University
- Collaboration with music for individuals with neurological conditions to include Parkinson’s
- LSVT program
- Wound care
- Aquatics
- Collaborates with recreation therapy regarding adaptive sports
- Pelvic health
- Involvement in women’s health clinic
Primary care
Your VA primary care provider will work closely with you to plan for all the care you need to stay healthy and well throughout your life, including immunizations and vaccinations. They will also work with family members or caregivers who support you.
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
A strong network of Family and Internal Medicine specialists and services can offer you the best possible care. Internal medicine doctors (internists) prevent, diagnose, and treat adult diseases. Doctors who specialize in Family Medicine provide primary health care to the entire family. Your primary care team can coordinate the many services you receive such as:
- Labs and blood work
- Mental health care
- Women's health care
- Radiology
- Social services
- Telehealth
Smoking and tobacco cessation
If you are trying to quit smoking or want to stop using tobacco, we can help you with support, resources and programs.
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
You can quit smoking or chewing tobacco. Tobacco cessation services are available at the Tomah VA Medical Center main campus and all outpatient clinics. Our Tobacco Use Treatment Lead Clinician is Amanda Roberge, MSW, LCSW. Counseling is available by phone or VA Video-Connect with VA Video-Connect. Our goal is to provide evidence-based support to help you be successful. These supports can include:
- FDA-approved medications to manage nicotine withdrawal and the urge to smoke
- Individual counseling by phone, VA Video-Connect or in-person
- QuitVET electronic referrals for telephone counseling in English or Spanish
- SmokefreeVET text message program for daily advice and interactive support
-
Stay Quit Coach mobile app to help you quit smoking and stay smoke-free
See online resources here: https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/quit-tobacco/index.asp
- My Tobacco Cessation Workbook
- Smoke Free Veterans
Social work
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
Social work is integral to health care. We can help you and your family manage stress-related problems due to injury or illness, and find VA community resources to meet your needs like:
- Home health services
- Housing Resources
- Transportation Resources
- Community living placement (nursing home, assisted living, etc.)
- Food insecurity
- Housing needs
- Utility needs
- Education interests
- Employment interests
- Social isolation/ loneliness
- Digital needs
- Advanced Care Planning (Advance Directives/Power of Attorney for Health Care
Suicide prevention
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
We work with behavioral health providers and community organizations to help you and your family during times of crisis. We offer:
- Suicide prevention care coordinators
- Suicide prevention case managers
- Gun safety locks
Women Veteran care
Common conditions: women's primary care, mental health, obstetrics, gynecology, pap smear, mammogram
We offer women’s health services to meet your specific needs such as disease screenings, mental health treatment, recovery from military sexual trauma, maternity care and female-specific medical equipment.
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
Our women's health program offers complete health care for women Veterans of all ages. Our primary care providers specialize in women’s health. They work closely with specialists in gynecology, obstetrics, female urology, oncology, medicine, radiology, surgery, and breast illness. Our services for women Veterans include:
- Ultrasounds, mammograms, Pap and HPV tests
- Mental health care and counseling
- Lifestyle wellness services
- Menopause treatment, including hormonal therapy
- Family planning, contraceptive care, and infertility evaluation