Lynchburg VA Clinic Opens This Week
Patient-care services at Lynchburg’s Community Based Outpatient Clinic will begin Tuesday, September 2. This clinic will make obtaining basic care easier for veterans who now travel to facilities in Salem or Richmond. The primary-care clinic will be a medical site for an estimated 6,300 of central Virginia’s 14,000 veterans. The clinic, which also will offer general mental-health services, will be staffed and managed by the Veterans Administration in Salem, which also will be the site for specialty referrals.
The 9,700-square-foot building, which is located across from Lynchburg College, is open to enrolled veterans who live in Lynchburg, Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford or Campbell counties. The clinic will fill a void, as - according to Rep. Robert Goodlatte, R-6th - Lynchburg was one of the largest cities in the United States without a Community Based Outpatient Clinic or a VA medical center within or near the city.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Friday, September 29th at 10:30 a.m. For more information on registering for the clinic, call (540) 982-2463 or visit www.va.gov or www.salem.va.gov.
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