Danville VA Medical Center | VA Illiana health care | Veterans Affairs (2024)

Our hospital provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, women’s health services, treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), foot care (podiatry), vision care (optometry, ophthalmology, and cataract surgery), orthopedics, and more. Below, you’ll find our address and hours, parking and transportation information, and the other health services we offer at our Danville VA Medical Center.

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Location and contact information

Address

1900 East Main Street

Danville, IL 61832-5100

Phone numbers

Main phone:

Mental health care:

Clinical hours

  • Mon: 24/7
  • Tue: 24/7
  • Wed: 24/7
  • Thu: 24/7
  • Fri: 24/7
  • Sat: 24/7
  • Sun: 24/7

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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 yourcounty

Beneficiary travel

Beneficiary travel benefits include round-trip transportation from your home to the medical center, mileage reimbursem*nt, or special mode transport.

Find out if you qualify for beneficiary travel benefits

Hours

Lobby entrance:24 hours a day, 7 days a week

General visiting:Visitation is temporarily limited to family members and designated caregivers of Veterans who are gravely ill or in hospice or palliative care.

All Veterans and their visitors, must enter the facility through the following locations:

  • B-98 (South/Urgent Care Entrance)4:30 p.m. – 6:30 a.m. WEEKDAYS and ALL DAY on Saturday/Sunday.
  • B-58 Entry is opento Veterans and Staff from 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday – Friday
  • Building 103main entrance open forVeteran and Staff from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday.

Visitors, vendors, and contractors must enter the facility

  • B-102(Police Entrance)6:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.Monday – Friday

The way we screen visitors for COVID-19 changes often. Please be patient with our screeners and practice social distancing when waiting in line:

  • Stay six feet from others.
  • Cover your coughs and sneezes.
  • Clean your hands frequently – wash with soap and water for 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer.

Visitor policies

Help keep COVID-19 out of our facility.

  • Do not visit if you are sick- If you have a cold, cough, runny nose, sore throat, muscle aches or fever, please do not come into the facility.
  • Clean your hands- Clean hands with sanitizer before entering and after leaving.
  • Visit one resident only- Do not visit multiple people in this visit.
  • One visitor per patient at a time.
  • No visitors under the age of 18.

See VA Illiana HCS Full Visitation Policy

Visitors are not permitted to stay overnight in the medical center itself. Here are some other options.

Nearby hotels

When booking, ask for the hospital rate. Many hotels have shuttle service to VA hospitals. Check with the hotel you’re staying at.

NOTE:These links are provided for your convenience only. VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System does not endorse and is not responsible for the content on the linked web sites.

Visit Danville

The official tourism and promotion agency for Danville and Vermilion County has up-to-date listings for area hotels, as well as activities, transportation, restaurants, shops and more. https://www.visitdanvillearea.com/

Food and drink

Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) Patriot Café

Serving hot and cold entrees, beverages and desserts.

Located Center Complex Building 104
Hours

Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Closed weekends

Vending machines

Drinks and snacks are available around the clock.

Retail

The Patriot Store

A full-service retail store with such products as electronics, cosmetics, toiletries, and clothing. Purchases are tax-free.

Located Center Complex Building 104
Hours

Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Every third Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Other services at VA Illiana health care

Health services offered here

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Audiology and speech

Common conditions: tinnitus, vertigo, hearing loss, vestibular conditions, swallowing conditions

We diagnose and treat conditions affecting your hearing, speechor balance. These include hearing loss, tinnitus (noise or ringing the ears) & dizziness—also speech, language, voiceor swallowing disorders.

Visit our office, by appointment only

A referral is not required

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 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 like:

  • Hearing evaluations
  • Selection, management, and repair of hearing aids and assistive listening device assessments
  • 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)

Learn more about VA hearing aids

COVID-19 vaccines

Common conditions: coronavirus, COVID-19

We offer COVID-19 vaccines to all Veterans enrolled in VA health care. This includes Veterans who live or travel outside of the U.S. and are eligible for the VA Foreign Medical Program.

Visit our office, by appointment only

A referral is required

Appointments

Your VA health care team will contact you if you’re eligible to get a vaccine during this time. As the supply of vaccine increases, we'll work with our care teams to let Veterans know their options.

Main Phone

Main Phone

Service Hours

The service hours are the same as our facility hours.

  • COVID-19 vaccines for eligible Veterans, staff, spouses and caregivers.

Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines at VA Illiana Health Care

Homeless Veteran care

If you’re homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, we can help. We offer many programs and services, including free health care. And we can help you connect with resources in your community.

Visit our office, with or without an appointment

A referral is required

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

Schedule an appointment online

Main Phone

Service Hours

The service hours are the same as our facility hours.

We help Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to financial hardship, unemployment, addiction, depression, or transition from jail. Contact one of our care coordinators to get help with:

  • Immediate food and shelter needs, including both transitional and permanent housing
  • Job training, life skills development, and education
  • Justice system navigation and community reentry from jail
  • Financial support to prevent homelessness
  • Addiction and depression treatment
  • Health and dental care

Learn more and connect with a care coordinator

LGBTQ+ Veteran care

If you're a Veteran who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning,or a related identity,we’re committed to serving your needs.The LGBTQ+ Veteran care coordinator at your VA health care facility can help you get the care you need in a safe, sensitive environment.

Visit our office, with or without an appointment

A referral is required

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

Schedule an appointment online

Main Phone

Thomas Nguyen, LGBTQ+ Veteran Care Coordinator

Thomas Nguyen

Service Hours

The service hours are the same as our facility hours.

We promote the health, welfare, and dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning,or a related identity (LGBTQ+) Veterans and their families. We focus on ensuring a safe, welcoming, and affirmative environment when providing you with sensitive and high-quality health care services like:

  • Hormone therapy
  • Substance use and alcohol treatment
  • Testing and treatment for HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI)
  • Mental health care
  • Psychosocial assessments for gender-confirming surgeries and hormone therapy

Learn more and connect with a care coordinator

Laboratory and pathology

We offer blood tests and other advanced testing services to help you and your VA health care team monitor your health, find and understand any health problemsand make informed treatment decisions.

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 laboratories provide a full range of 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

MOVE! weight management

Common conditions: overweight, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure

We offer easy-to-follow weight management plans backed by the latest science. Our experts can help you reduce health risks, prevent or reverse some diseasesand live a better—and even longer—life.

Visit our office, with or without an appointment

A referral is required

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

Schedule an appointment online

Main Phone

MOVE Program (Danville)

MOVE Program (Decatur)

MOVE Program (Mattoon)

MOVE Program (Springfield)

MOVE Program (Peoria)

Service Hours

  • Mon.8:00 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Tue.8:00 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Wed.8:00 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Thu.8:00 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Fri.8:00 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Sat. Closed
  • Sun. Closed

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
  • Provider consult not required.

Learn more about MOVE!

My HealtheVet coordinator

Your My HealtheVet coordinator can help you start using the VA online portal to manage your appointments and records, refill prescriptions, view your lab and test resultsand communicate with your health care team.

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.

My HealtheVet is a web-based tool you can use to manage your care and improve your health from your computer or mobile device. You can access your personal health records and use tools to manage your care through our My HealtheVet online system. You can also use My HealtheVet to refill your prescriptions, track appointments, and read informative health articles. If you need help using My HealtheVet, you can contact our coordinator by phone or in person. With My HealtheVet, you can:

  • Ask questions and exchange secure online messages with your VA health care team
  • Check your lab and test results
  • Refill your prescriptions, track delivery, and view a list of your medications
  • Keep track of your VA medical appointments and get email reminders
  • View, download, or print a copy of your VA medical records
  • Enter or update your personal information

Learn more and register for My HealtheVet

Neurology

Common conditions: cognitive disorders, epilepsy, headache motor neuron and movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, stroke

Our specialists evaluate and treat conditions and diseases of the brain, spine, and nervous system, including headache, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, Parkinson’s diseaseand other 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

The service hours are the same as our facility hours.

We provide inpatient and outpatient services for chronic diseases and disorders that affect your brain, spine, and the nerves that connect them. Our neurologists read electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings, which measure the electrical impulses brain cells use to communicate with each other. We evaluate and treat many neurological illnesses and disorders such as:

  • Neuropathy (nerve damage), myelopathy and other spinal cord injuries, and radiculopathy (pinched nerves)
  • Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and multiple sclerosis
  • Stroke, dementia, and degenerative diseases
  • Other neurological conditions

Optometry

Common conditions: vision exams, prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses

Our optometrists offer you routine eye exams, preventive vision testingand treatment for conditions like glaucoma. We also provide prescriptions for eyeglasses and other assistive devices.

Visit our office, by appointment only

A referral is not required

Appointments

Contact us to schedule, reschedule, or cancel your appointment.

Main Phone

Main Phone

Service Hours

  • Mon.7:30 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Tue.7:00 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Wed.7:00 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Thu.7:00 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Fri.7:00 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Sat. Closed
  • Sun. Closed

Our optometrists provide many eye-related services and treatments like:

  • Vision services and eye exams
  • Treatment for diseases and injuries of the retina, cornea, and other parts of your eye
  • Low-vision services for conditions like macular degeneration that can’t be corrected by glasses, surgery, or medication
  • Special eye exams for diabetic patients

Patient advocates

VA wants to make sure that you get the best possible care. If you need help finding care or getting problems resolved, please contact a patient advocate.

Visit our office, with or without an appointment

A referral is not required

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

Patient Advocates

Building 98

Main Phone

Patient Advocates

Service Hours

  • Mon.7:30 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Tue.7:30 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Wed.7:30 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Thu.7:30 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Fri.7:30 a.m.to4:00 p.m.
  • Sat. Closed
  • Sun. Closed

Our patient advocates work hard to make sure you receive the best possible care at our health care facilities. They can:

  • Help you get answers or address concerns with your care team
  • Advocate for patient and family rights
  • Serve as advocates for minority Veterans, women Veterans, and Veterans with disabilities
  • Offer specialized help to former prisoners of war and Veterans transitioning from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and Operation New Dawn (OND)

Learn more and connect with apatient advocate

Pharmacy

Our specialists provide a full range of services to help you get and understand your prescription medicines and supplies. You can refill VA prescriptions online, by phone or by mail.

Visit our office, by appointment only

A referral is required

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

Refill Prescriptions

Refill Prescriptions

Service Hours

  • Mon.7:30 a.m.to5:00 p.m.
  • Tue.7:30 a.m.to5:00 p.m.
  • Wed.7:30 a.m.to5:00 p.m.
  • Thu.7:30 a.m.to5:00 p.m.
  • Fri.7:30 a.m.to5:00 p.m.
  • Sat. Closed
  • Sun. Closed

Closed Saturday, Sunday, and Federal Holidays

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 (Danville VA Medical Center andBob Michel VA Clinic Only)
  • Refill prescriptions online and by phone or mail
  • Safely dispose of medicines

Learn more about our pharmacy

Radiology

We use imaging to help screen for, diagnose, and treat illness and injury. We provide X-rays and other imaging technologies.

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 offer radiology and imaging services to diagnose and treat many medical conditions. Our services include:

  • X-ray
  • Ultrasound
  • Mammography (mammograms)
  • Computer tomography (CT)
  • Positron emission tomography (PET)
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Smoking and tobacco cessation

If you are trying to quit smoking or want to stop using tobacco, we can help you with support, resourcesand programs.

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.

You can quit smoking or chewing tobacco. Our goal is to provide support and strategies to add to optional nicotine replacement therapy prescribed by your primary care doctor. These include:

  • FDA-approved medications to manage nicotine withdrawal and the urge to smoke.
  • Counseling in person or by phone
  • Tobacco Cessation Quitline for individual counseling and strategies
  • SmokefreeVET text message program for daily advice and interactive support
  • Stay Quit Coach mobile app to help you quit smoking and stay smoke-free
  • Talk to your provider today, consult required. Program information.

Learn more about how to quit

Suicide prevention

Call our Veterans Crisis Line at 988 and press 1 for free, private help anytime 24/7. Our local suicide prevention coordinators can also connect you with ongoing counseling and services.

Visit our office, with or without an appointment

A referral is not required

Appointments

Main Phone

Main Phone

Program Coordinator

Veterans Crisis Line or text to 838255

Service Hours

  • Mon. 24/7
  • Tue. 24/7
  • Wed. 24/7
  • Thu. 24/7
  • Fri. 24/7
  • Sat. 24/7
  • Sun. 24/7

We work with behavioral health providers and community organizations to help you and your family during times of crisis. We offer:

  • Suicide prevention case managers
  • Gun safety locks, pill organizers, and lock boxes

Learn more and connect with a care coordinator

Urgent care

Common conditions: sore throat, pink eye, flu, sprains and strains

We provide immediate, walk-in care for minorinjuries and non-emergency illnessesthat are not life-threatening but need early attention.

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.8:00 a.m.to6:00 p.m.
  • Tue.8:00 a.m.to6:00 p.m.
  • Wed.8:00 a.m.to6:00 p.m.
  • Thu.8:00 a.m.to6:00 p.m.
  • Fri.8:00 a.m.to6:00 p.m.
  • Sat.8:00 a.m.to3:30 p.m.
  • Sun.8:00 a.m.to3:30 p.m.

In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room (VA or non-VA). We do not provide immediate treatment for serious, life-threatening health emergencies such as severe chest pain, severe shortness of breath, seizures, stroke, trauma, heavy uncontrollable bleedingor moderate to severe burns.

Open:

  • 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Friday
  • 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Sunday - Saturday, and federal holidays.

Care we provide at VA Illiana health care

We treat patients daily for a broad spectrum of urgent problems. These include:

  • Mental health conditions
  • Cough and Cold symptoms
  • Urinary Tract Infections
  • Mild Skin Infections
  • Rashes
  • High blood pressure

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