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.
Biomedical Engineering, located in building 4,
supports and advances patient care by assuring all medical equipment is safe and effective.
At Coatesville we are organized as our own service line
with one supervisory Biomedical Engineer and five biomedical equipment support specialists
including one imaging specialist and one information system specialist.
B M E also supports non-medical electronics
with two technicians working out of the electronics shop.
We support clinical staff by assuring regulatory compliance of medical equipment
and performing preventative and corrective maintenance on
devices throughout the medical center campus. B M E also investigates incidents and recalls
and supports the training and education of technical and medical personnel.
Interns who choose Coatesville VAMC can expect to work with a wide range of
medical technologies in a clinical setting and will receive invaluable mentorship
from our knowledgeable, experienced team during their time here.
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.