The Stratton VA Medical Center Albany is part of the VA Healthcare Network. It was founded in 1945 with the commitment of providing America?s Heroes with excellent health care and serving the surrounding community. The research and new technology are important pieces of the VAMC. It has been improving year by year to provide the veterans and the community the highest and professional medical attention.
Stratton VA Medical Center Albany offers specialized medical services that include cardiac catheterization and rehabilitation, nuclear medicine, radiation oncology, hospice/palliative care, adult day health care, post traumatic stress disorder, likewise, outpatient services in Emergency, and Primary Care. These services are provided by the most professional physicians, nurses and therapists, and with the most advanced techniques and equipment for diagnosing and treatment of illnesses. An example of this is the use of bar code medicine dispensing, which is technology that allows minimizes medication errors.
Moreover the medical services, VA Medical Center Albany has hospital services designed to provide a comfortable stay, to patients, family and visitors. They include the Veterans Service Center, which provides one step services to those veterans who need to update their insurance or personal information; Pastoral Care Services, Inpatient and Outpatient Pharmacy, Voluntary Services (approximately 800 volunteers contribute with thousands of hours in a wide range of activities), Canteen and Retail Store, Patient Education an extensive group of programs and classes related to different illnesses to help patients be healthy or to have a better recovery; Library, On Demand Television Health Information Programming, Health Touch, Interpreter Services, and Telecommunications Device for the Deaf.
Stratton VA Medical Center reflects its highest quality in the continuous growing and improving likewise in the excellence of its dedicated staff and volunteers who delivers the best of them for providing the best stay to its patients.