COVID vaccination updates

Dear Veteran,

Please consider receiving a COVID vaccination this year. Getting your COVID vaccination can help protect the people you live with or take care of.

You can get your COVID vaccination at our Wilmington VA Medical Center walk-in clinic Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. starting Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in the 1st floor Primary Care Team lobby area.

For patients that use one of our five CBOC's please call your Primary Care Team to schedule your COVID vaccination. CBOC's are scheduling COVID vaccinations the 3rd Friday of each month. 

Please call 1-800-461-8262, Option 2 to schedule.

If available, please bring a copy of your COVID vaccination card to the walk-in clinic or your appointment.

Flu shots are currently available at our Wilmington VAMC walk-in clinic. CBOC's are by appointment only.

If you received your COVID shot after September 12, 2023, or your flu shot after August 1, 2023 from a provider outside of the VA, please contact your primary care team by phone, secure message at www.myhealth.va.gov/mhv-portal-web/home or email: VHAWIMVaccination.Report@va.gov to let them know.

Wishing You the Best Health

Wilmington VA Medical Center

COMPACT Act - Helping Veterans in Crisis

This bill that was signed into law allows any eligible Veteran who has been identified as being in crisis with suicidal tendencies at any medical center or hospital will have their medical care covered by the VA.

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org

Interested in Working at the Wilmington VA?

Make the Difference. Learn about VA Careers by visiting: https://www.vacareers.va.gov/.  

See open job opportunities: USAJOBS - Search WVAMC

Wilmington VA will have a table set up at the Dover AFB Career Fair at the Family Readiness Center from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm on Sept. 26.

Expanded breast cancer screening options through the SERVICE Act

As part of the law, VA will collaborate with the Department of Defense to identify additional locations and time periods of service for toxic exposure, beyond those indicated in the current law. This will expand eligibility for these services in the future.   

You may also have heard of the MAMMO Act. This is another law that will assist Veterans in accessing breast cancer screening and mammography screening. The Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act provides for expanded research, too.

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Free Legal Advice

Free Legal Advice! No Appt Necessary! Every first Wednesday of the month from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Just call 872-701-0185 with access code 103 735 391# for assistance.

Disclaimer: VA cannot provide legal advice and/or resolve legal issues. VA is just the host of these clinics; these clinics are facilitated by volunteer attorneys and not VA employees. 

VA: Health and Benefits

View and cancel health care appointments, refill, and track prescriptions, view claims and appeals status, upload documentation to VA, securely message your doctor, locate VA facilities, retrieve your vaccine records, access the Veterans Crisis Line, and more—right from your phone—with VA’s Health and Benefits mobile app. The app also makes it easy to prove your status as a Veteran so you can take advantage of available retailer discounts. Join more than 1 million users in the Veteran community who are accessing their benefits and services, safely and securely, wherever and whenever they need them: Download the VA App

Traveling Veterans

Are you getting ready to travel? Did you notify your local VA Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT)? Preferably you would notify them 4 to 6 weeks prior to departure, or as soon as you are aware. Early planning will allow time for your local PACT and the Traveling Veteran Coordinator to coordinate your care at the alternate VA health care facility should you need it. If you are unable to make an appointment to see your PACT or provider in person, you may reach them by telephone or through secure messaging in MyHealtheVet at www.myhealthevet.va.gov.

To coordinate your health care with another VA health care facility, you should inform your PACT of the following:

• travel destination(s), and temporary address
• valid telephone numbers
• arrival and departure dates
• specific care concerns

Your PACT will contact the Traveling Veteran Coordinator, who will assist in coordinating your care at the alternate VA health care facility.

VA Health Chat

You can now schedule your next VA appointment quickly and easily using the VA Health Chat app! Our schedulers in the VISN 4 Clinical Contact Center are available to help you from 3 p.m. to midnight. Download the app or learn more at https://mobile.va.gov/app/va-health-chat.

Tele Urgent Care

Tele Urgent Care/Tele ED is operating 7 a.m. - 11 p.m./365 days/year; 1-833-TELE-URGENT or press 3 on the phone tree to be connected to an RN to request Tele Urgent Care!

Keep Our Veterans Alive

The 3^rd Annual Keep Our Veterans Alive (KOVA) Veteran Family Fun Night will take place on September 22, at 5 – 8 p.m., on Allaire Farm, Monmouth County in New Jersey. This Night is directed to our families who all are affected by this tragedy. There will be many fun activities for the entire family, and VA presented chats and talks. Please register with the QR Code or link provided. All food and refreshments are free for all attendees. Our military and law enforcement are also welcomed.

Please contact Bob Looby rlooby@ehcamerica.org 908-894-0746

Veteran Stand Down

Wilmington VA Medical Center is proud to partner with Veteran Stand Down a one-day outreach event, for all Veterans and their guests. Agencies and local service providers across the state volunteer to participate and provide critically needed assistance in one convenient location for our veterans. Services include housing, medical, dental, flu shots, behavioral health, VA eligibility and benefits, haircuts, legal service, hot lunch, employment readiness assistance, camaraderie among fellow Veterans and much more!

If you would like additional information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Veterans Awareness Center at 302-349-4898.

S. New Jersey Stand Down

October 18

10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Riverfront Plaza

2 E. Commerce St.

Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Stay Informed, Follow Our Social Media Channels

Follow Wilmington VA Medical Center on our social media channels @WilmingtonVAMC on Facebook, (X) formerly Twitter and Instagram. 

Visit our website at www.va.gov/wilmington-health-care.

Service members and veterans experiencing a mental health emergency can contact the Veteran Crisis Line at 988 or 1-800-273-8255 and select option 1 for a VA staffer. Veterans, troops or their family members can also text 838255 or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net for assistance.