Veterans may receive their seasonal flu vaccine and H1N1 vaccine at the Philadelphia VAMC or any VA outpatient clinic in the Philadelphia area. The free flu vaccination clinic, near the Outpatient Pharmacy, is open Mon-Fri, 9 am - 3 pm, and Thursdays, 9 am - 7 pm. More information is available on the Philadelphia VAMC Flu web site.
Veterans have a new toll-free telephone number to contact the Gloucester County VA Outpatient Clinic. 1-877-823-5230 is now the primary number to reach the clinic, although the local 856-401-7680 number will still be able to receive calls. In addition to adding more incoming lines and providing a toll-free call for South Jersey Veterans, the Gloucester County VA clinic is also connected directly to departments and services at the main VA medical center in West Philadelphia. Click here for more on the Gloucester County VA Outpatient Clinic.
The Philadelphia VA Medical Center provides health care to Veterans living in America's fifth-largest metropolitan area, including the city of Philadelphia and six surrounding counties in Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey. The facility is staffed by more than 2,000 employees and supports 145 acute care beds and a 135-bed nursing home known as the Philadelphia Veterans Community Living Center. Philadelphia VAMC operates clinics at Fort Dix, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Camden, NJ, Center City Philadelphia, and Horsham, PA (the Victor J. Saracini Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. Click here to learn more.
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