Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Med Ctr

Saint Louis Veterans Affairs Med Ctr

Services:
Recovery Support Services
• Assistance with obtaining social services

Hospitals

• General Hospital (including VA hospital)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Veterans

Testing

• TB screening
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• STD testing
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• HIV testing
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Exclusive Services

• Opioid use disorder clients only

Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Brief intervention
• Trauma-related counseling
• Motivational interviewing
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use disorder counseling

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Gender Accepted

• Male
• Female

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Federal Government
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Opioids detoxification

Ancillary Services

• Mental health services
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Suicide prevention services
• Case management service
• Transportation assistance

License/Certification/Accreditation

• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• The Joint Commission

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Methadone detoxification
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Methadone maintenance
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Medical Services

• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

Type of Care

• Detoxification
• Substance use treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder

Transitional Services

• Aftercare/continuing care
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Discharge Planning

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Pharmacotherapies

• Methadone
• Nicotine replacement
• Medication for mental disorders
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Disulfiram
• Acamprosate (Campral®)

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Substance use disorder education
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Family counseling
• Individual counseling
• Group counseling

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Adults

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Private health insurance

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Interim services for clients
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for substance use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Screening for mental disorders

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Methadone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment