The Coatesville VA Medical Center is located in Pennsylvania near the city of Coatesville.
Just 40 miles west of Philadelphia near the U.S. Route 30 Bypass,
we are a few miles from train service to Philadelphia, New York, D.C. and Pittsburgh.
The hospital officially opened for the reception of patients on Veterans Day,
November 11, 1930, to serve as a Veterans’ hospital
designed to treat mental and nervous disorders.
The campus forms two ovals to centralize treatment for Veterans.
Staff and patients enjoy the greenspaces our facility offers
and the underground tunnel systems gets you almost everywhere you need to go
during inclement weather. To continue to meet the
changes in health care cover the last 90 years, Coatesville has continued to expand and renovate
so we provide the best quality care for our Veterans.
Today, we serve as one of the 172 networked hospitals operated by
the Department of Veterans Affairs. We employ over eleven hundred people
providing health care to for more than 18,000 Veterans in the surrounding counties
through our main campus and two Community Based Outpatient Clinics.
Although the Veterans are predominantly male, our patient population is diverse,
encompassing Veterans who served during World War II up to current day
and present with both their service-connected and nonservice-connected health care needs.
Veterans who identify with the L-G-B-T-Q community
can request a Safe Zone-trained employee at any time.
In 2020 we conducted over 193,000 outpatient interactions.
The Primary Care Clinic is undergoing a complete transformation and renovation
to include a more modern focus for primary care services.
Surgical and medical specialties are now offered in Primary Care.
Demand for telehealth services dramatically increased in 2020.
Coatesville exceeded 10,000 visits with most of them being for mental health care.
Expanding our services to meet the telehealth demand has ranked Coatesville
as the countries second highest number of video visits in the home.
Operating more than 302 inpatient and residential care beds,
Coatesville logged over 1,200 admissions for Veterans.
Inpatient treatment programs are available for mental health.
Residential care is available for geriatrics and mental health services
and consists of substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder treatment,
as well as to address homelessness.
If indicated, biofeedback, neuropsychological assessment,
and physical rehabilitation services are available on the residential units.
For older Veterans or those with specific rehabilitation needs,
residential care is provided on our nursing home or Community Living Center.
Multiple consultation services are also available.
Our pharmacy service prides itself in maintaining the high trust scores
we receive through the Medallia surveys of our Veterans’ experience
where we have consistently exceeded 92% for the last 5 years.
Currently we have 25 licensed pharmacists and 16 certified technicians on staff.
11 of our pharmacists work at the top of their license
with a clinical scope of practice.
They provide direct patient care for medication management
with the assistance of 2 clinical pharmacy technicians.
Residents have a dedicated office space located in the main pharmacy office.
We use automated packing machines for our unit dose dispensing system
and process about 4,000 inpatient orders per month.
This system labels each product with a unique bar code for increased patient safety.
We also operate a sterile compounding program compliant with USP 797 standards.
About 30,000 outpatient prescriptions are processed per month.
Generally, 80% of those prescriptions are filled at an offsite centralized pharmacy.
We fill the remaining prescriptions on site using technologically advanced robotics.
Since the national implementation of the MISSION Act
the VA now offers additional outpatient choices for care.
The number of Mission Act prescriptions we fill continues to rise;
as of December 2020, we are averaging 250 per-month.
Residents that choose the Coatesville VA Medical Center
can expect a well-rounded learning experience in a welcoming, collaborative environment
lead by a team of preceptors who mentor & facilitate learning,
instill confidence, and encourage autonomy.
Our campus creates the perfect setting for residents
looking for experience at a care facility using nationwide training and health care standards
designed to prepare you for the next phase of your career.
While you are here, you will have the unique opportunity to honor America’s Veterans
by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
Thank you for considering Coatesville VA Medical Center
for your internship.