ABOUT LEBANON VA MEDICAL CENTER — CAMP HILL VA CLINIC
Located in a suburban neighborhood in southern Pennsylvania, 100 miles west of Philadelphia, Camp Hill VA Clinic is an outpatient health center for military veterans. Alongside an array of primary and specialist medical services, the center offers outpatient treatment for male and female veterans struggling with substance abuse, psychiatric, and behavioral health disorders. Residential, outpatient, and aftercare support services are available the Lebanon VA Medical Center’s network of facilities. Medically managed detox is not available at the Camp Hill VA Clinic.
TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT
The Camp Hill VA Clinic was established to provide outpatient treatment services to supplement the care provided by the Lebanon VA Medical Clinic. The clinic provides medical support services as well as behavioral health services center around individual and group therapy, offered from 7:30a.m. to 4p.m. on weekdays.
Substance abuse is among the primary disorders treated at this facility, alongside post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), memory disorders, and geriatric disorders. The center also provides more general psychiatric and psychological services, also in group and individual settings.
Information about Camp Hill VA Clinic’s treatment methods is limited, other VA facilities often encourage 12-step participation and provide psychoeducational services about the nature of addiction and recovery. These services might also be available at the Camp Hill VA Clinic.
STAFF CREDENTIALS
There is currently no information provided by the facility regarding its treatment staff. However, the single alum polled by Best-rehabs.com to date gave the center five out of five stars for the level of training found in its counselors.
WHAT ALUMNI SAY
The single alum polled by Best-rehabs.com to date gave the center three out of five stars for treatment effectiveness, but indicated that they would not recommend treatment at this facility to their friends and family. “It was near friends and was decent,” they wrote, giving the center five out of five stars for the overall quality of its group counseling and four out of five stars for its level of staff support. However, the alum gave just one star for the overall quality of its individual counseling.
On Google, Lebanon VA Medical Center as a whole received 3.2 out of five stars.[1] Reviewers commented on poorly maintained facilities, long wait times, and difficulty finding staff members to communicate with.
On its unofficial Facebook page, the facility earned 3.9 out of five stars from 15 reviews to date. [2] Reviewers echoed sentiments found on other third party sites regarding long waits, but also mentioned kind staff members. Alum Deven wrote: “My doctor is great! The staff is helpful and very personable. If the rest of the country was like Camp Hill, I’m sure there wouldn’t be all these problems we hear about.”
FINANCING
There is limited information regarding the costs of treatment at the Camp Hill VA Clinic. In most cases, veterans do not incur any out-of-pocket costs for treatment through the VA, though a small co-pay may be required in some cases.
[1] https://goo.gl/VUsVNx
[2] https://www.facebook.com/pages/VA-Outpatient-Clinic/637277363005306