ABOUT ALBANY STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER ALBANY
Located in Albany, NY, Albany Stratton VA Medical Center offers a wide range of medical services for veterans. The treatment center offers medically managed detox, residential treatment, outpatient treatment, and aftercare programs to individuals struggling with substance use.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
According to the facility’s website, the substance use disorder programs are designed to address all problems related substance use. Substance use is a problem for many veterans, and substance use may harm health, cause mood and behavior problems, hurt relationships, and cause financial problems.
Programming may include screening for alcohol or tobacco use, intensive outpatient treatment, residential care, medically managed detox, and services that are designed to stable clients.
The treatment center also offers continuing care, relapse prevention, marriage and family counseling, self-help groups, and drug substitution therapies. Short outpatient counseling typically includes focus on motivation.
It’s not clear what is offered at this location, however, each VA medical center offers at least one specific talk therapy. The center may offer motivational interviewing, and motivational enhancement therapy.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its treatment staff. The one alum surveyed by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave five out of five stars for the level of staff support.
ACCOMMODATIONS & AMENITIES
There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its living arrangements and related offerings. The alum questioned by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing gave a perfect five-star rating for accommodations and amenities.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
The one alum, David, polled by Best-rehabs.com at the time of this writing provided positive feedback for Albany Stratton VA Medical Center, and a perfect five-star rating for treatment effectiveness. David also indicated he would recommend the treatment center.
“They followed a twelve-step program to the letter. No easy way out. No won forced you to be there. If you wanted to stay clean and sober, This was the place to accomplish this,” David wrote.
FINANCING
There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its cost of treatment.