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

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 VA Washington DC 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 Washington DC health care.

Mailing address

Washington DC VA Medical Center
50 Irving Street NW
Washington, DC 20422

Main phone numbers

Local: 202-745-8000
Toll-free: 877-328-2621

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

A – F

A

Appointments & Medical Advice

Washington DC VA Health Care System

Pharmacy, press 1

Appointment Scheduling, press 2

Medical or Mental Health Symptoms, press 3

 

Clinical Contact Center

 

Veterans Crisis Line

  • Dial 988, press 1

 

Addiction and Substance Use Care

Addiction and Substance Use Program

  • or ext. 58113

 

Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

 

Audiology & Speech Pathology

Audiology & Speech Pathology Clinic

C

Caregiver Support Program

 

Chaplain Service

 

Community-Based Outpatient Clinics

District of Columbia 

  • Southeast   

Maryland

  • Charlotte Hall     
  • Gaithersburg     
  • Lexington Park   
  • Camp Springs     

Virginia

  • Ft. Belvoir           

 

VA Vet Centers

District of Columbia 

  • Washington,  DC Vet Center                  

Maryland

  • Clinton, MD  Vet Center                          

E

Emergency Department

  • Dial 911, if you are experiencing a medical emergency

 

G – M

G

Gastroenterology Digestive Care

Gastroenterology/GI Clinic, 3rd Floor

H

Homeless Veteran Care

Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program

VA Community Resource and Referral Center

  • option 8

L

Lost & Found/Patient Property

M

Mental Health Care

Veterans Crisis Line

Dial 988, press 1

N – Z

N

Neurology Service

O

Optical Shop, Atrium 

(Contractor Providing Prescription Eyeglasses)

  •  

Optometry – Eye Clinic

Eye Clinic, 1st Floor

P

Patient Advocate

Office of Patient Experience & Advocacy

 

Podiatry

 

Police Service

 

Primary Care Clinics

  • Blue Clinic, ext. 58422
  • Green Clinic, ext. 58577
  • Orange Clinic, ext. 55445 or ext. 55092
  • Purple Clinic, ext. 57453
  • Red Clinic, ext. 57448
  • Silver Clinic, ext. 58695
  • Yellow Clinic, ext. 55235 or ext. 55207
  • Women’s Health Clinic ext. 58582

S

Sleep Medicine – CPAP Therapy

Sleep Lab

 

Social Work Service

  • 58338

T

Telehealth Connected Care

 

Toxic Exposure Screening

  • Call to schedule:

W

Women’s Health Clinic

Media and press

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

Phone: 202-603-1585
Email: Gloria.Hairston@va.gov

After hours or on weekends, call the operator at 202-745-8000 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 Washington DC Healthcare System

Email: VHAWASFOIA@va.gov
Fax: 
Mail: 

Washington VA Medical Center
FOIA Office Mail Stop 002
50 Irving Street NW
Washington, DC 20422

For questions about your request to VA Washington DC Healthcare System

Phone: 202-745-8341

Additional FOIA request information

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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: https://www.jointcommission.org/report_a_complaint.aspx
Phone: 800-994-6610
Fax:
Email: complaint@jointcommission.org

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

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