Services  for  Women Veterans

Boise  VA  Medical Center  500  West  Fort  Street  Boise,  ID   83702­4598  Phone: (208)  422­1000  Toll Free: 1­866­437­5093 

OTHER  SERVICES:

Patient  Advocate  

• Dave  Hammond:  208­422­1034

Eligibility  /  Health  Benefits  A­I:   208­422­1220  J­Q:   208­422­1224R­Z:   208­422­1096

Women  Veterans  Program  Manager• Ami Reno  LCSW, MPA:  208­422­1324

Women’s  Health  Clinic  • Scott  Christensen, OB­GYN, MD•  

   Annie Fife, WHNP­C, MSN208­422­1000 X 7758

Non­Emergency  Health  Concerns  Primary  Care  Firms:    208­422­1000  Twin  Falls  CBOC:    208­732­0959Caldwell  CBOC:       208­454­4820Burns  Clinic:     541­573­8884

Behavioral  Health  (Mental  Health)  Appointments:    208­422­1108

Social  Work  ServicesSecretary:    208­422­1360

You may be eligible for health bene­fits if you:

• Served in the active military,  naval or  air service and were discharged under condi­tions other than "dishonorable."

• Served in the Reserves or National Guard, were called to active duty, and completed the full period of your duty.

• Served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) or  Flew as a Women’s Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) in WWII

• Experienced sexual trauma while serving in the military.

Each veteran is unique.  Contact the Eligi­bility Office to determine your individual eligibility status. 

To determine eligibility for VA health care services:

Bring  the following  to the Eligibility Office at the VA:

• DD­214 (discharge document)• Your latest tax return

Eligibility  for  other  insurance  does  not  affect  your  eligibility  for  VA  Health  Care. 

Women  Veterans  Benefits 

Available  health  care  services  for women  veterans: A  full  range  of  inpatient,  outpatient,  spe­cialty,  community  and  supportive  care  ser­vices  are  offered  at  the  Boise  VAMC: 

Audiology  Orthopedics 

Birth  Control Pain  Services

Dental  Care Pharmacy

Ear, Nose  Throat  Podiatry 

Eye  Care Primary  Care

Gynecologic  Care  Prosthetics

Homeless  Programs  Rehab  Medicine 

Infertility  Care  Social  Work  Services

In­Home  Care Stop  Smoking

Lab  Services  Substance  Abuse

Long­Term  Care Surgery

Mental  Health Urology

Nutrition  Counseling Weight  Management

Obstetrics  / Maternity* Wellness  Care

Oncology Women’s  Clinic 

* By  Referral

 Eligibility  criteria  may  vary  by  program

How  to  make  an  appoint­ment  for  the  Women’s  Health  Clinic:  

• If  you  are  already  enrolled  in  theWomen’s  Clinic, call: (208)  422­1000, Ext. 7758

• If  you  are  not  currently  enrolled  inWomen’s  Clinic  and  would  like  to be,just  ask  your health  care  provider tosend  a  consult  to the  Women’s  Clinic.

• If  you  have  an  urgent  problem, you  maybe  seen  in  the  Urgent  Care  clinic  onyour FIRM.

VA Regional  Office:  1­800­ 827­1000  • Compensation  &  Pension  Claims• Home  Loans• Special  Adaptations  for Homes  &  Autos• Many  other programs

Vet  Center:  208­342­3612 

Education  Benefits:  1­888­442­4551 

Burial  Benefits:  1­800­ 697­6947

Vocational Rehabilitation:  208­429­2228 

You  may  also  visit  the  VA  web  site  at:  www1.va.gov/WOMENVET/

OCT 2009