Bemidji VA Clinic

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701-239-3700, ext. 4039

If you’re a caregiver for a Veteran, you can get support by contacting one of our caregiver support coordinators. If the Veteran you care for was injured post-9/11, you may be eligible for even more services, including a stipend to help with expenses, training, and medical coverage if you aren’t already covered. For all caregivers, we can:

• Help you get caregiver assistance available through VA
• Provide progressive needs planning to help you manage degenerative conditions
• Match you with services and benefits
• Connect you with local resources and programs
• Listen to you when you struggle

Learn more and connect with a support coordinator

Click Here to Learn More about VA Fargo Health Care System Caregiver Support Program

Caregivers provide a valuable service for Veterans and are "partners" with us in providing excellent healthcare. To support these efforts, VA Fargo offers a number of services to support you and the Veteran you care for. Our caregiver support team is standing by to help you find what you need, whether it's in-home help, someone to listen to, or anything in between.

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Whole Health

Whole Health is care that empowers and equips you to take charge of your health and well-being so you can live life to its fullest. It is care that goes beyond your disease and illness to focus on your values and goals. In a Whole Health approach to care, you will start hearing providers ask, ‘what matters most to YOU’ or ‘what do YOU want your health for,’ because what matters to you, matters to us! Whole Health centers around what matters to YOU and goes beyond your illnesses, injuries or disabilities.

Click here for more detailed information on VA Fargo's Whole Health Program and Service Offerings

Well Being Programs

Fargo VA Health Care System offers programs/classes that are designed to provide you with tools and skills to improve your health and quality of life. Whether it’s for wellness or to compliment conventional care, VA Fargo offers a variety of in person and virtual classes to enrolled Veterans such as: Gentle Yoga, Chair Yoga, Tai Chi: Tai Chi Chih, Eat Well, Be Well Cooking Class, Eating to Reduce Inflammation & Pain, Intro to Mindfulness Meditation, Qi Gong, Relaxation skills, Reiki, and the Christian Connection.

Click here for a detailed list of virtual and in-person classes at Fargo VA HCS

Whole Health Clinical Care

Providing outpatient care that is centered around healing environments and healing relationships. This will also include the use of modalities such as Acupuncture and Chiropractic. Fargo VA Health Care System offers the following services at our main Fargo Location:

• Chiropractic Care
• Acupuncture
• Battlefield Acupuncture
• Group Acupuncture
• Medical Massage
• Reiki
• Clinical Hypnosis

Traveling to Fargo for your appointment? We offer several Walk-In and Call-Ahead services for Veterans to take advantage of our Whole Health Services.  

Point of Contact

Pharmacogenomic Testing

Genetic Testing -Available at all of our Clinics

Genetic Testing to Determine the Best Medication for You

Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Testing for Veterans PHASER Program offers a no-cost blood test to Veterans to understand how your body responds to medications. Are you having trouble finding the right medication to avoid side effects? Ask your provider to submit a request for you to get a PHASER test.  

Blood Draws are Available:

Fargo - M-TH (noon cutoff on Thursday)

Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) - M-W (Noon cutoff on Wednesday)

Point of Contact - /2881

We offer a range of hematology and oncology services. You can arrange appointments and consultation through your primary care provider. Our hematology and oncology services include:

• Chemotherapy
• Blood and platelet transfusions
• Mediport flushes to clean and maintain the small medical appliance inserted under your skin, making it easier to inject drugs and draw blood
• Evaluation and treatment of blood disorders and cancer
• Dedicated outpatient infusion center, working closely with radiation oncology, interventional radiology, general surgery, diagnostics, palliative care, and social services
• Bone marrow biopsies, to see whether your bone tissue is healthy and making a normal number of blood cells

National TeleOncology Program

The National TeleOncology Program is a VA-wide program that provides Veterans access to high-level, specialized cancer care close to home. The National TeleOncology (NTO) Program utilizes a “Hub and Spoke” model to support those facilities where oncology services are not available, more specialty care and/or gap coverage is needed. The “Hub” is comprised of physician oncologists, non-physician providers, oncology clinical pharmacy practitioners, and nurses who provide multi-disciplinary care to the “spoke” sites. Spoke sites are a combination of boots-on-the-ground physician oncologists, registered nurses, mid-level providers and pharmacists where oncology services are nurses who provide multi-disciplinary care to the “spoke” sites. Spoke sites are a combination of boots-on-the-ground physician oncologists, registered nurses, mid-level providers and pharmacists where oncology services are needed. The Hub NTO providers conduct patient appointments using CVT (Clinical Video Telehealth), VVC (VA-Video Connect) or by telephone with spoke support, allowing patients to obtain cancer care at their local VA or in the convenience of their own home.

Point of Contact

• Oncology - /3522/3648/4153/3127/3944/3129

The Fargo VA HCS Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Program is based out of our Community Resource and Referral Center in Downtown Fargo, ND and consists of the below programs. This program combines Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), rental assistance for homeless Veterans, with case management and clinical services provided by the VA. VA Fargo Health Care System provides these services in Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck, Dickinson, Williston, Minot, Belcourt, and Mahnomen

• US Department of Housing and Urban Development - VA Supportive Housing (HUD/VASH)
• Tribal HUD/VASH Program
• Grant & Per Diem Program (Homeless Housing)
• Passport Program (Housing)
• Passport Program (Dental)
• Homeless Veterans Community Employment Services
• Veterans Justice Outreach

Below is a list of contact information for our Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program:

• Homeless Veteran Outreach - ension 7421 or 7420 or /
• Social Services - ension 7331
• Peer Specialist - or 7427 or /
• Community Employment Coordinator - or
• Grant Per Diem Liaison - or
• Veterans Justice Outreach - or
• Coordinated Entry Social Worker -
• Homeless Outreach / HUD VASH Coordinator Belcourt/Devils Lake or
• Fargo HUD VASH - /7422/7411/7424/7423
• Homeless Outreach Dickinson -
• Homeless Outreach Minot -
• Homeless Outreach Bismarck - or
• Homeless Outreach Grand Forks - or
• Homeless Outreach Williston - or
• Homeless Outreach Bemidji - or

Our laboratories provide a full range of accredited clinical and diagnostic testing services. Our laboratory and pathology services include:

• Study of blood, urine, and other bodily fluids for illness management
• Testing for infectious diseases
• Cytopathology (study of unusual cells) and surgical pathology (study of tissue removed during surgery)
• Autopsy services

VA Fargo Lab Points of Contact - Ancillary Testing-3187/3965, Chemistry 3982/3983 Hematology 3984/3185, Histology 3191, Microbiology 3196, Pathology Office 3976

MOVE! is a weight-management program designed to help you live a longer, healthier life. With the help of your MOVE! care team, you can eat a healthier diet, get more exercise, reduce your health risks, and improve your quality of life. The MOVE! program offers:

• Weight-loss support groups to help you lose weight and keep it off
• Healthy eating tips and cooking classes
• Behavioral change strategies to help you live a healthier lifestyle

Learn more about MOVE!

The VA Fargo Move Weight Management Program is offered in-person, video, or phone group meetings 2x/month

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. 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
• Aggressive or self-harming behaviors

Learn more and connect with a care coordinator

Outpatient Mental Health Social Work

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• Minot CBOC -
• Grand Forks CBOC
• Grand Forks & Grafton COBC-
• Bismarck CBOC -
• Fergus Falls CBOC - 
• Evidence Based Practices Coordinator -

Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)(Team-Based Care) - A BHIP team is a group of mental health professionals working together to focus on Veterans' mental health and well-being. 

• Fargo
• BHIP Bemidji CBOC -
• BHIP Dickinson CBOC -
• BHIP Minot CBOC -

Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement (RANGE) Program - is a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program that helps improve access to mental health services for Veterans in rural areas. 

• Fargo - /3153/3115 or
• Bismarck -
• Fergus Falls -

Local Recovery Coordinator (LRC) - There is a mental health provider at each VA Medical Center to help Veterans with serious mental illness (SMI) access recovery oriented services. The Local Recovery Coordinator provides education and support to Veterans, family members, and VA Staff members about mental illness and recovery. The LRC promotes activities that remove barriers and stigma that may be associated with mental illness and ensures that Veterans with SMI have access to the rehabilitation and recovery services needed to attain their goals. 

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Substance Use Disorder - A number of resources are available to health care providers who work with Veterans and may be concerned about a Veteran experiencing substance use disorder (SUD).

Supportive Services for Veteran Families - For very low income Veterans, SSVF provides case management supportive services to prevent the imminent loss of a Veteran's home or identify a new, more suitable housing situation for the individual and his or her family; or to rapidly re-house Veterans and their families who are homeless and might remain homeless without this assistance. 

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We offer care for military sexual trauma in our mental (behavioral) health clinics. Our goal is to help you improve your quality of life with strategies to manage emotions and memories related to your military sexual trauma. Our services include:

• Counseling
• Psychiatric care
• Walk-in care

Learn more about military sexual trauma

Military Sexual Trauma (MST) refers to sexual assault or, threatening sexual harassment occurring during a Veteran's military service. VA has expanded eligibility for MST- related physical or mental conditions care to individuals who served in the Reserve and National Guard and were affected by sexual assault or sexual harassment while participating in weekend drill. To receive free MST-related care, Veterans:

• Do not need a VA service-connected disability

• Do not need to have reported the incident when it happened

• Do not need to have other documentation that it occurred

• There are no length-of-service requirements and

• May be able to receive free MST-related care even if they are not eligible for other VA care.

We offer care for military sexual trauma in our mental (behavioral) health clinics. Our goal is to help you improve your quality of life with strategies to manage emotions and memories related to your military sexual trauma. Our services include:

• Counseling
• Psychiatric care
• Walk-in care

Learn more about military sexual trauma

Military Sexual Trauma Contact:  

Care we provide at the Fargo VA Health Care System

Our registered dietitians can help you maintain or improve your health with good nutrition tailored to your needs. Through group and individual sessions (in-person, virtually, by telehealth, and over the phone) we provide nutrition education and counseling in areas such as:

• Pre-diabetes and diabetes
• Heart health - cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Digestive health and anti-inflammatory nutrition
• Unintended weight loss
• Chewing and swallowing
• Pregnancy and postpartum nutrition
• Weight management

Our pharmacy provides you and other Veterans with convenient, efficient service to make it easy to get your medications and medical supplies. You can:

• Pick up new prescriptions in person
• Refill prescriptions online and by phone or mail
• Safely dispose of medicines

We have three (3) pharmacists stationed at Bismarck, Bemidji, and Minot. All of our CBOCs are covered by pharmacy by PACT care which includes medication management, but may include anticoagulation therapy, and other specialized follow-up as needed. 

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Physical therapy, occupational therapy and kinesiotherapy can help restore movement and function if you have been disabled by injury or disease.

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 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

Physical Therapy (PT) - Assessment focuses on neuromuscular and musculoskeletal functions that include posture, gait, strength and endurance, balance, coordination, or joint mobility and flexibility. Goals are directed towards prevention, reducing disability or pain, restoring lost function, maximizing functional, physical and mobility levels. Includes Prosthetic Rehab, Vestibular Rehab (assess dizziness), and BIG program for Parkinson's.

Physical Therapy Contact:

Occupational Therapy (OT) involves the therapeutic use of everyday life activities (occupations) with individuals, groups, communities, and populations to optimize independence, quality of life, and participation in roles in the home, school, workplace, community, and other settings. OT services are provided for rehabilitation, and health promotion and wellness by using evidence-based clinical services. Occupational therapy services are provided at: Outpatient clinics, Inpatient settings, Community Living Centers, Veterans' homes and communities, and Tele-rehabilitation. Occupational Therapy covers a broad spectrum of neurological, orthopedic, medical, pre/post-surgical, and mental (behavioral) health conditions, as well as health promotion, wellness, and management of chronic conditions. 

Occupational Therapy Contact:

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.

Care we provide at the Fargo VA Health Care System

A strong network of family and internal medicine specialists and services can offer you the best possible care. Internal medicine doctors (internists) prevent, diagnose, and treat adult diseases. Doctors who specialize in family medicine provide primary health care to the entire family. Your primary care team can coordinate the many services you receive such as:

• Labs and blood work
• Mental health care
• Women's health care
• Radiology
• Social services
• Telehealth

We provide and help you use medical aids, hearing aids, state-of-the-art adaptive home equipment and other equipment to help you preserve and increase your mobility and independence.

VA is the world’s largest and most comprehensive provider of sensory aides and prosthetic devices. Veterans enrolled in the VA health care system and referred by a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician can receive a full range of services and equipment like:

• Artificial limbs and surgical implants, including artificial joints and pacemakers
• Wheelchairs and other medical devices
• Aids for Veterans who are blind, have low vision, or are hearing impaired
• Adaptive equipment and modifications to make your vehicle or home more accessible
• Other devices and services to help increase your mobility, dignity, and independence
• Clothing allowance for Veterans with devices that damage their clothing

Prosthetics Representative -

Mobile Prosthetic & Orthotic Care (MoPOC)

MoPOC offers state of the art, accessible prosthetic and orthotic (P&O) services for rural-based Veterans and those who experience barriers traveling to VA facilities. MoPOC brings convenient and comfortable P&O specialty care to VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) and Veterans’ homes. Mobile units are staffed by VA Certified Prosthetists/Orthotists and equipped with a suite of tools and technologies to deliver onsite, seamless care. Veteran services include the fabrication, modification and fitting of custom prosthetic and orthotic devices.

Fargo VA HCS MoPOC Rotational Schedule

Monday: Grand Forks CBOC
Tuesday: Fergus Falls CBOC
1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month: Bemidji CBOC

2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month: Jamestown CBOC
Thursday: Administrative Day
Friday: No Travel Day

The Amputee Clinic provides specialized and comprehensive management of Veterans with amputation(s), utilizing an interdisciplinary team approach. This includes offering the latest practices in medical interventions, prosthetic limbs, assistive technology and rehabilitation strategies to restore function and thereby optimize quality of life. 

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If you’re struggling with a mental health problem—or just need to talk with someone—we can help. We offer treatment and support such as therapy, alternative treatments and medications when needed.

Click here to learn about our Psychology Doctoral Internship Program

Social work is integral to health care. We can help you and your family manage stress-related problems due to injury or illness, and find VA community resources to meet your needs like:

• Home health services
• Legal services
• Transportation
• Community living

Social Work Associates - 

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Community Based Outpatient Clinic Social Workers

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Patient Aligned Care Team - PACT is the cornerstone of the New Models of Care initiative that is intended to transform the way Veterans receive care. PACT assists VHA in transforming Veterans' care by providing patient-driven, proactive, personalized, team-based care focused on wellness and disease prevention resulting in improvements in Veteran satisfaction, improved healthcare outcomes, and costs. The PACT model is built on the well-known concept of the patient-centered medical home staffed by high-functioning teams.

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• Fergus Falls & Williston CBOCs -
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Care Coordination and Integrated Case Management - A VA practice framework called Care Coordination and Integrated Case Management (CC & ICM) seeks to engage, coordinate, and collaborate with health care professionals and community partners. It’s designed to ensure comprehensive, Veteran-centered care that enhances access, health outcomes, and social and emotional well-being. The facility Care Coordination Review Team (CCRT) assigns lead coordinators to high-risk Veterans who frequently use VA care. With a lead coordinator, the Veteran doesn’t need to reach out to multiple providers. Instead, they can use their assigned Lead Coordinator to help them manage the many parts of their VA care.

Emergency Department Social Worker

Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program (IPVAP) - The VA’s Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program (IPVAP) is committed to helping Veterans, their partners, and VA staff who are impacted by IPV. 

Post 9/11 Military 2VA Transition and Case Management - Every VA medical center has a specialized Post-9/11 Military2VA (M2VA) team ready to welcome you as you transition from service member to Veteran. Your Post-9/11 M2VA team will assist you, your family, and caregivers in navigating the VA health care system and support you in achieving your health and wellness goals.

Advance Care Planning & Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions Initiative (LSTDI) - If you become very sick or hurt and cannot speak for yourself, you can decide in advance the kinds of treatments you want by Completing an Advance Directive. 

Oncology/Renal Social Work

If you're a Veteran who is thinking of hurting yourself—or you know a Veteran who’s considering this—we can help. Our Fargo VA Health Care System suicide prevention coordinators can get you the support you need. They work with our behavioral health providers and community organizations to assist Veterans who are managing emotional or mental health crises.

To connect with a Veterans Crisis Line responder anytime day or night:

• Call 988 and select 1.
• Start a confidential chat.
• Text 838255.
• For TTY, call 711 then 988.

The following is a list of contacts for the VA Fargo Suicide Prevention Program:

• Suicide Prevention Coordinator(s) - /3370/3335/4142
• Suicide Prevention Case Manager(s) - /4087
• Suicide Prevention Community Engagement Program Coordinator -

Click here to view VA Fargo's Suicide Prevention Page

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

Learn more and connect with a care coordinator

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:

• Mental health
• Retinal care (eye)
• Bariatric surgery (visit remotely with your weight-loss surgery team before and after your operation)
• Dermatology
• Rehabilitation
• Primary care
• Cardiology
• Diabetes Education
• Chaplain Services
• Compensation & Pension
• Home Telehealth
• Hospice
• MOVE! Weight Management
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Nutrition
• Oncology
• Orthopedics
• Palliative Care
• Pharmacy
• Physical Therapy
• Pre/Post-Surgical
• Pulmonary
• Rheumatology
• Speech
• Social Services
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spirometry
• Substance Abuse
• TeleRetinal Imaging
• TeleAudiology
• TeleWound
• Teledermatology
• Urology
• Women's Health
• CVT to Home (Computer, tablet or cellphone)
• Genomics

Learn more about VA Fargo Connected Care

Learn more about telehealth

Below are a list of Points of Contact for Telehealth Services:

• Fargo VAMC - /3974/2705/2702/2734
• Schedulers - Ext. 3267/4424/4409/4449

Community Based Outpatient Clinics

• Bemidji CBOC - /2253
• Bismarck CBOC - /2247/2237
• Dickinson CBOC -
• Devils Lake CBOC -
• Fergus Falls CBOC - /2238
• Grafton CBOC -
• Grand Forks CBOC - /2229
• Jamestown CBOC -
• Minot CBOC - /2626
• Williston CBOC -
• Lisbon Veterans Home -

Home Telehealth

• /2714/2719/2716/2735/2702/3178/4208/3974

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.

The Fargo VA Health Care System supports the health, welfare, and dignity of female Veterans and their families by ensuring equal access to timely, sensitive, and quality care. A Women Veterans Program Manager can help you get the services you need.

Our women's health program offers complete health care for women Veterans of all ages. Our primary care providers specialize in women’s health. They 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 a Women Veterans Program Manager

VA Fargo HCS Women Veterans Program Points of Contact

• Women Veterans Program Manager or irene.johnson@va.gov
• Women Veterans Program Nurse Navigator

Call 1-855-VA-Women to access the VA Women Veterans Call Center

We provide thoughtful, compassionate diagnosis and treatment for Veterans with acute or chronic wounds or those who need ostomy care.

Healing your wounds is an important step in your recovery and rehabilitation. Our wound care team will assess your wound, determine where you are in the healing process, and provide a treatment plan for your care. If you’ve had ostomy surgery and are living with either a temporary or permanent stoma (a surgical opening to allow urine, feces, or body fluids to exit your body), we can help you manage the care of your stoma, make good product choices, and cope with the effects of ostomy surgery. We provide care and support for:

• Open, non-healing, and hard-to-heal wounds
• Localized incisions and infected or draining wounds
• Bedsores (also known as pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers)
• Amputations
• Wounds or leaking seals around your stoma
• Skin rashes

Wound Care Clinic:

Wound Care: /3846

TeleWound

Images of a wound are taken and uploaded for viewing by a provider at a remote location.