Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Medical Center

About Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Medical Center – Temple, Texas

Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Center is part of the VA Central Texas Healthcare System. This outpatient facility is located off Veteran Memorial Drive in Temple, Texas. Veterans and their families in this area and nearby communities can benefit from their affordable primary care and specialty health services. This includes mental health care, homeless veterans care and social support services. Referrals may be required.

Their mental health care helps veterans overcome common conditions like depression, anxiety and addictive disorders or substance misuse. They may also tackle dual diagnosis. This is when someone is simultaneously dealing with both substance misuse and mental health issues. These conditions often arise from the unique pressures and demands of military life.

This facility equips you with tools that promote lasting recovery so that you can build a healthy future. They offer confidential and personalized outpatient treatment that delivers the best recovery outcomes. Services include consultation, evaluation, and group and individual therapy.

The therapeutic intervention is trauma informed and may incorporate various clinically proven techniques depending on your symptoms. The goal is to help you tackle the underlying negative emotions driving your behavioral challenges and build strong coping skills. This is vital in preventing relapse and maintaining sober living. They even offer specialized PTSD care that involves assessment, individual counseling, group therapy and medication. This program also involves treatment for addictive disorders.

This facility also focuses on inclusiveness. They offer minority veteran care to support minority veterans and streamline access to healthcare services. They even provide LGBTQ+ veterans care to promote the health, welfare and dignity of these community members. The service includes hormone therapy, substance use treatment and HIV/STI testing and treatment. These services are delivered in safe, welcoming and affirmative environments. I especially like their safe and secure telehealth health support. Accessing therapy from the comfort of your home is incredibly convenient.

Their homeless veteran’s care can be a lifesaver if you’re homeless or at risk of losing your home. It doesn’t matter if that’s due to addiction and mental issues, financial hardship or unemployment. With this program you can receive transitional or permanent housing, job training and life skills education. They also offer financial support, addiction/mental health treatment, peer support and case management. More community recovery support services can be accessed through their social work.

These services have flexible payment options. They accept Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE. You can also fund your treatment through VA financial hardship assistance. That’s if you’re uninsured and having financial difficulties. You may even receive transportation support to and from your appointment if eligible. This further cuts down costs. The facility offers same-day help and walk-in express care for emergencies. You may even qualify for care if you’re not enrolled in VA health care.

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Our Team

Olawale O. Fashina, MD, MHSA, CPE

Acting Executive Director

Kalpana Mehta, MBA, FACHE

Deputy Executive Director

Andrew T. Garcia, MHA

Associate Director

Catherine Davis, MSN, APRN, NEA-BC, CENP

Associate Director for Patient Care Services

Solomon Williams, MD

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