LGBTQ+ Veteran care
VA Central Alabama healthcare employees receive training in clinical care that is responsive to the unique needs of LGBTQ+ Veterans. Our trained LGBTQ+ Veteran care coordinators are fully equipped to support the health, welfare, and dignity of you and your family.
Connect with a care coordinator
Caitlin Singletary Dr.
Psychologist, LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator
VA Central Alabama health care
Phone:
Email: Caitlin.singletary@va.gov
The care we provide at VA Central Alabama
We promote the health, welfare, and dignity of Veterans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) or a related identity. We focus on ensuring a safe, welcoming, and affirmative environment when providing you with sensitive and high-quality healthcare services like:
- Hormone therapy in limited circumstances
- Substance use and alcohol treatment
- Testing and treatment for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI)
- Mental health care
Policies and practices to know
The care coordinator can help you get started with care or with navigating any of these issues.
Visitation: A same-sex partner, family member, friend, or other individual can be present with the patient for emotional support during the course of the patient's stay.
Definition of family: "Family" may include individual(s) not legally related to the individual. Family members include spouses, domestic partners, and different-sex and same-sex significant others.
Advance directives: Veterans may designate any person as a decision-maker for care if they won't be able to make these decisions themselves. This includes same-sex partners. The Veteran chooses advance directive agents and does not need to be biologically related.
Documentation in medical records: VA Central Alabama maintains the confidentiality of information about sexual orientation and sexual behavior just like any other private health information.