Plymouth VA Clinic
The Plymouth VA Clinic is a convenient healthcare resource for Veterans. The facility not only provides essential primary care, but also access to specialty services through telemedicine, such as audiology, ophthalmology, pulmonology and dermatology. On-site services feature nutrition, physical and occupational therapy, and mental health counseling. The clinic also offers audiology services -- including hearing aid fittings and adjustment -- twice a week. Located on the first floor, the clinic is convenient from Route 3, offers ample parking and is accessible by public transportation.
Location and contact information
Address
Phone numbers
Clinical hours
- Mon: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Tue: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Wed: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Thu: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Fri: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Sat: Closed
- Sun: Closed
Prepare for your visit
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Cost: Free
Wheelchair availability: Wheelchairs are available upon arrival for patients who need them to access the building.
Van services for Veterans
DAV vans
Hours: Individual van schedules vary
We work with Disabled American Veterans and county Veterans Affairs directors to provide transportation for Veterans and authorized caregivers to get to scheduled medical appointments.
Non-DAV van services
Many localities in the region provide other van services to Veterans.
Learn more about DAV and the other van services available in your county
Shuttle services
Coming soon!
Local transportation services
Coming soon!
Other services
Coming soon!
Beneficiary travel
Beneficiary travel benefits include round-trip transportation from your home to the medical center, mileage reimbursement, or special mode transport.
The influenza vaccine can reduce your risk of associated illness and hospitalization, as well as minimize the spread of flu to others who may be at high risk for severe illness from respiratory infections. Flu shots and COVID boosters are available, just ask your primary care team, or visit one of our walk-in clinics. Learn more about walk-in flu and COVID vaccination clinics, and see the clinic schedules.
Other services at VA Boston health care
Health services offered here
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Audiology and speech
Common conditions: tinnitus, vertigo, hearing loss, vestibular conditions, swallowing conditions
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
- Mon. Closed
- Tue. 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Wed. Closed
- Thu. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Fri. Closed
- Sat. Closed
- Sun. Closed
Our Audiology and Speech Pathology clinic provides diagnostic and rehabilitative services, VA compensation and pension examinations, and screening for employee hearing conservation. We offer a full range of audiology and speech pathology services, such as:
- Hearing and balance evaluations
- Selection, management, and repair of hearing aids and assistive listening device assessments
- Evaluation, programming, and management of cochlear implants and bone-anchored implants
- Evaluation and treatment for auditory processing disorder
- Services that help with speech, language, fluency, voice, cognitive communication, swallowing, stuttering, and laryngectomy (surgical removal of the larynx, which contains your vocal cords)
- Dysphagia evaluation, including modified barium swallow (video swallow) and fiberoptic endoscopy
- Care of special populations in palliative care, or with neurogenic communication issues, head and neck cancer or spinal cord injury
- Compensation and Pension exams for VA benefits
For Veterans with VA issued hearing aids, there is a Hearing Aid Repair walk-in clinic at the Jamaica Plain Campus for hearing aid problems/repairs on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
You can also call
- Jamaica Plain - Main building near screening station mounted on a stanchion
- Brockton - Building 3 lobby right hand side on the wall
- West Roxbury - Building 3 at patient main entrance, left side on the wall
Just place device(s) in a labeled and sealed envelope or bag (not a box- it won't fit inside the drop slot), and include a note with the Veteran’s name, last four digits of SSN, phone number, return shipping address and a description of problem.
Dermatology
Common conditions: psoriasis, eczema, skin cancer, acne, rosacea, allergic skin diseases, ulcers
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
We diagnose and treat medical conditions relating to the skin, hair and nails. Our care and services include:
- Medically necessary treatments for skin conditions, such as skin cancer or rashes
- Specialized treatments for acute (short-term) and chronic (long-lasting) skin conditions, including psoriasis, eczema, warts and fungal illnesses
- Evaluation, biopsy and treatment of cancerous or pre-cancerous skin conditions, like abnormal moles and lesions
- Laser procedures for vascular malformations, scar revisions and tattoo removal
- Other special dermatological procedures, such as photodynamic therapy, ultraviolet light treatment, and facial volume restoration in special patient populations
- Teledermatology (a telehealth resource), which gives patients quick access to expert opinions
- Referrals for complex conditions
To access care, ask your Primary Care team for a referral.
Mental health care
Common conditions: addiction, depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, OCD
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
Our medical center and clinics provide consultation, evaluation, and treatment for a range of issues that may impact your mental health or emotional well-being. You may even be able to get certain mental health care if you aren't otherwise eligible for VA health care. Same-day mental health care is available for Veterans who need it. Our confidential outpatient services include individual and group therapy for:
- Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression
- Marriage and relationship problems
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Anxiety, addictive behaviors, and personality disorders
- Substance use disorder
- Aggressive or self-harming behaviors
In addition, specialized programs are available for returning Veterans and for women veterans. Inpatient care is also available for Veterans in need of intensive treatment.
Our residential/transitional programs can provide temporary housing to Veterans while offering treatments for a wide range of mental health concerns.
Learn more and connect with a care coordinator
Veterans in need of emergency assistance can call the Veterans Crisis Line at 988 and press 1. Veterans can also the Emergency Department at the West Roxbury Campus 24/7.
During normal business hours, Veterans can also be evaluated urgently at:
Jamaica Plain Urgent Care Clinic,
Brockton Urgent Care Clinic,
West Roxbury Emergency Department,
Nutrition, food, and dietary care
Appointments
To access care, ask your Primary Care team for a consult or call the Nutrition scheduler at
Nutrition scheduling line
Nutrition scheduling line
Service Hours
- Mon. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Tue. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Wed. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Thu. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Fri. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Sat. Closed
- Sun. Closed
Our registered dietitians can help you maintain or improve your health with good nutrition tailored to your needs. Through group, individual and telehealth sessions, we provide nutrition education and counseling in areas such as:
- Cardiovascular and heart health
- Chronic kidney disease
- Diabetes (including gestational diabetes)
- Eating disorders and digestive health
- Pregnancy and postpartum nutrition
- Weight management
To access care, ask your Primary Care team for a consult or call the Nutrition Scheduler at
Ophthalmology
Common conditions: cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
Available at these locations
Jamaica Plain VA medical center
Care we provide at VA Boston health care
At VA Boston, our ophthalmologists provide highly specialized care for a broad spectrum of patients with both routine and complex eye disease.
We treat conditions like
- Cataracts
- Glaucoma
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Macular degeneration
- Retinal tears and detachments
- Uveitis
- Eyelid and orbital tumors
- Corneal pathology
- Adult strabismus
How to make an appointment
If you aren't currently being seen by Ophthalmology, you can be referred by your primary care provider for an initial consultation. If you are already being followed by Ophthalmology please call the clinic directly at 857-364-5795.
Learn more about our Ophthalmic surgeons at VA Boston health care
Learn more about Ophthalmic [Eye] surgical procedures at VA Boston health care
Physical therapy, occupational therapy and kinesiotherapy
Physical therapy, occupational therapy and kinesiotherapy can help restore movement and function if you have been disabled by injury or disease.
Appointments
Plymouth VA Clinic offers Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy on an outpatient basis. Ask your primary care or specialty provider for a referral.
Brockton Rehab desk for scheduling Plymouth evaluations/treatments.
Plymouth desk
Service Hours
- Mon. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Tue. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Wed. Closed
- Thu. Closed
- Fri. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Sat. Closed
- Sun. Closed
Some Services may be available through VA Video Connect. Ask your care team for details.
If you’re living with or recovering from an injury, illness or chronic condition that limits your mobility and independence, we can help. Our physical, occupational and movement therapists and assistants combine therapeutic exercise, counseling, education and training to help you improve your health and quality of life. Our services include:
- Pain relief and joint mobilization
- Movement and exercise therapies to improve your strength, endurance, balance, and coordination
- Mobility assessment and training with wheelchairs, scooters, and walking devices
- Life skills training and activities to help you maintain the highest level of independence and functionality
- Aquatic therapy to manage chronic pain
- Evaluation and treatment for a wide range of medical, orthopedic, psychosocial, and neurological conditions
Kinesiotherapy involves an evaluation and a program of exercise therapy and training to help improve a patient's strength, endurance and mobility.
Occupational therapy is a health and rehabilitation program that assists people to live life to its fullest by building skills for a better life.
Physical therapy helps people improve their movement and physical function, manage pain and other chronic conditions, and recover from and prevent injury and chronic disease.
Massage therapy provides clinical services that address a vast array of problems impacting the health and function of patients by promoting circulation of blood and lymph, reliving muscle tension, alleviating pain and anxiety, promoting sleep, reducing stress and enhancing the general sense of wellness. Learn more about massage therapy at VA Boston.
Some services may be available virtually through VA Video Connect. Ask your care team for details.
Primary care
Your VA primary care provider will work closely with you to plan for all the care you need to stay healthy and well throughout your life, including immunizations and vaccinations. They will also work with family members or caregivers who support you.
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment.
Main Phone
Main phone number.
Women Veterans main phone number.
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
Primary Care provides ongoing, routine medical care for patients, such as:
- Annual exams
- Initial diagnoses
- Preventive care
- Patient and family health education
Your primary care team also coordinates many other care and services you may receive, including:
- Labs and blood work
- Mental health care
- Women's health care
- Radiology and other diagnostic imagery
- Social services
- Telehealth
- Other specialty care and services
Except for medical emergencies, primary care is provided only through scheduled appointments.
Emergency Services are provided only by the Emergency Department on the West Roxbury campus. However, for urgent conditions that are appropriate to be treated on an outpatient basis in a primary care clinical setting, same-day or next-day appointments in primary care are available.
Patient Call Center
The Patient Call Center is a very important part of primary care, providing ready access to the primary care team. Patients may use this system to communicate with the team, receive clinical advice or answers to questions, request renewal of medications, and to make or change a clinic appointment. All patients enrolled in primary care have access to this service.
To reach the Patient Call Center, dial 1-
Pulmonary medicine
Common conditions: tuberculosis, respiratory conditions, sleep apnea, sleep problems
Our pulmonary medicine team treats diseases and conditions that affect the lungs and breathing, including asthma, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute respiratory distress syndrome and sleep apnea.
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment. If a referral is required, you’ll need to contact your primary care provider first.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
If you find it difficult to breathe or sleep, our pulmonary (lung) specialists can help! At the VA Boston Healthcare System, we offer inpatient and outpatient consultative services, pulmonary procedures -- including advanced bronchoscopy -- pulmonary function tests, sleep and allergy evaluations and treatment, and respiratory therapy. We provide education, pulmonary rehabilitation and treatments, including:
- Oxygen therapy, when needed, to help you stay active and breathe better
- In person and virtual pulmonary rehabilitation to increase your exercise capacity, reduce respiratory symptoms, and increase your feelings of optimism and accomplishment. Watch this video on Facebook to learn more...
- Treatments and comprehensive recommendations to help you manage your respiratory symptoms, other conditions that may affect your breathing, weight, and potentially improve energy level
- Tests to measure your lung function, lung volume and blood gas
We work closely with our Allergy/Immunology team in the same location. Our sleep specialists diagnose and treat sleep apnea and sleep disorders.
To access care, ask your Primary Care team for a referral.
Suicide prevention
Appointments
Call our Veterans Crisis Line at
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
We work with behavioral health providers and community organizations to help you and your family during times of crisis. We offer:
- Suicide prevention care coordinators
- Suicide prevention case managers
- Gun safety locks
Mental health services at VA Boston offer same-day access to mental health care for Veterans who need it. Our emergency department on the West Roxbury campus is also open 24/7 for Veterans with urgent mental health care needs outside of regular business hours.
Additionally, VA offers mobile apps that support many aspects of mental health and wellness. Visit https://mobile.va.gov/appstore/mental-health to learn more.
Veterans and their loved ones can always call VA’s Veterans Crisis Line by dialing 988 and pressing 1, chat at www.veteranscrisisline.net, or text 838255, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Telehealth
Appointments
Contact your primary care provider for a telehealth referral.
Main Phone
Main Phone
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
Telehealth is just one of the virtual care technologies we offer. Click here to learn more about Connected Care resources, which offer greater convenience and empower you to take charge of your health care from the comfort of your home.
We use the latest in secure digital technology to set up remote visits with our health care providers. We offer video conferencing, home telehealth services, and store-and-forward telehealth that lets you securely send your health information to experts at VA facilities. We offer telehealth visits with providers in specialties such as:
- Mental health
- Retinal care (eye)
- Bariatric surgery (visit remotely with your weight-loss surgery team before and after your operation)
- Dermatology
- Rehabilitation
- Primary care
Whole health
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule or cancel your appointment.
Whole Health
Main Phone
Service Hours
- Mon. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Tue. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Wed. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Thu. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Fri. 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Sat. Closed
- Sun. Closed
Partner with your healthcare team to explore what matters most to you and develop a personalized health plan based on your values, needs and goals.
Explore the services offered by the Whole Health Team:
- Attend a Veteran-led “Introduction to Whole Health” class to learn how Whole Health can support your health goals
- Participate in a “Taking Charge of Your Life & Health” group to explore the areas of life where you can set goals
- Explore “what matters most to you” with a Whole Health peer partner
- Partner with a Whole Health coach to explore different aspects of your life that can affect health and well-being
- Join Ompractice for live virtual Tai Chi, Yoga and other wellness classes
Learn more about whole health at VA Boston HCS.
Additional resources about Whole Health
Ask your healthcare team for a referral or call 857-203-4876.
Women Veteran care
Common conditions: women's primary care, mental health, obstetrics, gynecology, pap smear, mammogram
We offer women’s health services to meet your specific needs such as disease screenings, mental health treatment, recovery from military sexual trauma, maternity care and female-specific medical equipment.
Appointments
Contact us to schedule, reschedule or cancel your appointment.
Main number
Main Phone
Women Veterans program manager
National VA Women Veterans Call Center
Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
Our women's health program offers complete health care for women Veterans of all ages. Our primary care providers specialize in women’s health and work closely with specialists in gynecology, obstetrics, female urology, oncology, medicine, radiology, surgery and breast illness. Our services for women Veterans include:
- Ultrasounds, mammograms, Pap and HPV tests
- Mental health care and counseling
- Lifestyle wellness services
- Menopause treatment, including hormonal therapy
- Family planning, contraceptive care and infertility evaluation
Learn more and connect with the Women Veterans Program Manager.
Women Veterans Call Center
The Women Veterans Call Center provides women Veterans information about VA services and resources, benefits and eligibility. The toll-free line is available Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time and on Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Please see the Women Veterans Call Center website or call 855-VA-WOMEN --