About Birmingham VAMC – Gadsden CBOC – Rainbow City
The Rainbow City VA Clinic is located in Gadsden, Alabama. This clinic offers general primary care and mental health care services to veterans and their families.
If you are experiencing struggles with drug, alcohol, or opioid use, you’ll also find support services here. While their addiction treatment support is offered in an outpatient setting, you can turn to the primary clinic to start the process of evaluation, diagnosis, and eventual treatment of your coexisting substance use struggles.
Depending on your needs, you might get connected to other treatment programs within the greater VA Birmingham Healthcare System. This will happen if you need medically supervised detox or an evaluation for more robust services like medication assisted treatment.
They accept VA benefits here along with coverage from most major insurance providers.
The Rainbow City VA Clinic is equipped to help you if you have a coexisting mental health struggle alongside your substance use struggle. The dedicated mental health department here is equipped to handle even the most complex mental health struggles like mood disorders, schizophrenia, and PTSD that have been brought on because of your time in service.
They take an integrated approach to care here, ensuring that the treatment for your mental health struggles also addresses symptoms and the root cause of your substance use struggles.
VA clinics as a whole are committed to providing quality care that is accessible to all veterans and their loved ones. One way they do this is by offering free transportation services to veterans, which will allow you to get to and from the clinic for your appointments if you don’t have relatable transportation.
They also have what they call a My HealthVet Coordinator. This coordinator will help you set up and understand how to use your online portal. This portal allows you to access all your medical records, refill prescriptions, and keep track of appointments.
