VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

2215 Fuller Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System MI 48105

About VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Ann Arbor VA Healthcare Systems is a treatment facility located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They specialize in treating veterans of all genders who are struggling with dual diagnosis and substance abuse disorders and offer specialized programs to veterans in the LGBTQIA+ community and minorities. The levels of care offered here include inpatient and outpatient treatment with a variety of different services including medication management, personalized treatment plans, therapy, employment and housing assistance. For treatment coverage, they accept Medicaid, Medicare, and TRICARE insurance.

During inpatient treatment, you will work with your therapist so they can develop a treatment plan that helps you identify goals you wish to achieve during treatment. Throughout the week you will be in group therapy and also have one-on-one sessions with your therapists. These two forms of therapy will help you remain engaged and supported. You’ll also learn how to utilize coping skills, regulate your emotions and manage stress and anger.

Before discharging you or phasing you over into a less intense level of care, they will assist in housing placement. This can be beneficial to you and your recovery especially if going back home may have not been supportive, safe, or healthy for you while adjusting your new and wholesome lifestyle.

The LGBTQIA+ program they offer here provides not only therapy for mental health and addiction but also psychosocial assessments for gender-confirming surgeries as well. The idea of discussing what may be affecting you and your journey can be unsettling due to the fear of being judged or misunderstood. They offer a safe, secure atmosphere for you to be vulnerable, vocal, and honest. Group therapy will also be available which helps create a sense of community. You can learn from others who share similar experiences and can offer support and accountability.

Latest Reviews

David Reed
3 weeks ago on Google
1
The people that admitted me didn't count the money in my wallet correctly and they let other patients take the little money that I was allowed to have while in the ACU (Acute Care Unit). Chronic mental health care for veterans is too expensive so they don't really do anything for you.
Shirley Cxxx
1 month ago on Google
5
Steve Marshall
1 month ago on Google
1
VA Ann Arbor leadership is telling the Veterans providers to not utilize best medical interest when creating consults causing further delays in healthcare for the veterans and potentially dangerous outcomes for the Veteran. According to my provider Dr. Hutchins at Howell CBOC, his chief of CBOC clinics Dr. Kesterson and the Chief of Staff Shildhouse along with the Director of the Medical center are denying Veterans their rights under the mission act which is federal law. Since when do the Director and Chief of staff at the medical center have authority to go against federal laws by skirting around Congress or even the mission act which is there to protect Veteran healthcare? The VAMC needs to follow the law and stop acting in an interest that harms their patients.

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Accepted Insurance

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact to verify your specific insurance provider.

Other Forms of Payment

Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.

Financial aid can take many forms. Centers may have grants or scholarships available to clients who meet eligibility requirements. Programs that receive SAMHSA grants may have financial aid available for those who need treatment as well. Grants and scholarships can help you pai for treatment without having to repay.

Medicaid is a state based program that helps lower-income individuals and families pay for healthcare. Medicaid covers addiction treatment so those enrolled can use their coverage to pay for rehab. When a program accepts Medicaid the client often pays very little or nothing out of their own pocket.

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance for those 65 and older. It also serves people under 65 with chronic and disabling health challenges. To use Medicare for addiction treatment you need to find a program that accepts Medicare and is in network with your plan. Out of pocket costs and preauthorization requirements vary, so always check with your provider.

Private insurance refers to any kind of healthcare coverage that isn't from the state or federal government. This includes individual and family plans offered by an employer or purchased from the Insurance Marketplace. Every plan will have different requirements and out of pocket costs so be sure to get the full details before you start treatment.

Military members, veterans, and eligible dependents have access to specific insurance programs that help them get the care they need. TRICARE and VA insurance can help you access low cost or no cost addiction and mental health treatment. Programs that accept military insurance often have targeted treatment focused on the unique challenges military members, veterans, and their families face.

Addiction Treatments

Levels of Care

outpatient iconOutpatient
Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
intensive-outpatient iconIntensive Outpatient
Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs.
inpatient iconInpatient
Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient's individual requirements.
heart-hands iconIntervention Services
Intervention services helps family or friends of addicts stage an intervention, which is a meeting in which loved ones share their concerns and attempt to get an addict into treatment. Professional intervention specialists can help loved ones organize, gather, and communicate with an addict. They can guide intervention participants in describing the damage the addict's behavior is causing and that outside help is necessary to address the addiction. The ideal outcome of an intervention is for the addict to go to rehab and get the help they need.
aftercare iconAftercare Support
Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

Treatments

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

Drug rehab in Michigan provides personalized treatment to help individuals break this cycle and regain control of their lives. Treatment methods are used in various levels of care, including inpatient rehab, partial hospitalization programs, intensive outpatient programs, and standard outpatient treatment.

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Programs

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Adult Program
Adult rehab programs include therapies tailored to each client's specific needs, goals, and recovery progress. They are tailored to the specific challenges adult clients may face, including family and work pressures and commitments. From inpatient and residential treatment to various levels of outpatient services, there are many options available. Some facilities also help adults work through co-occurring conditions, like anxiety, that can accompany addiction.
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Seniors Program
Nearly one million adults age 65 and older live with a substance use disorder. Treatment providers who specialize in senior care understand the social, psychological, and physical effects of aging and how they relate to recovery. They can help clients address particular challenges and risks they may face as they get older such as overdosing and medication interactions and dependencies.
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HIV/AIDS Program
HIV/AIDS programs support disease prevention and management in high-risk individuals in recovery. Individuals who engage in intravenous drug use and other addictive behaviors are at a higher risk of becoming infected with HIV. Rehab centers that specialize in treating this population typically have a high number of nurses, physicians, and psychiatrists on staff who can make sure both their medical and mental health needs are met.
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Program For Men
Men face specific challenges and concerns when seeking addiction treatment. Gender-specific recovery programs help them tackle these issues head-on in an environment that's focused, targeted, and distraction-free. It also gives them the opportunity to connect with and learn from other men who have been through a similar journey and can offer support for the next step.
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Program For Women
Rehabs for women provide a safe, nurturing space for female clients to heal. These treatment programs consider the specific obstacles that women can face during recovery and place a special emphasis on mental, social, physical, and reproductive health. They explore how each woman's experience has shaped the trajectory of their substance use, addressing issues such as sexual abuse and past trauma.
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Young Adult Program
Young adulthood can be an exciting, yet difficult, time of transition. Individuals in their late teens to mid-20s face unique stressors related to school, jobs, families, and social circles, which can lead to a rise in substance use. Rehab centers with dedicated young adult programs will include activities and amenities that cater to this age group, with an emphasis on specialized counseling, peer socialization, and ongoing aftercare.

Clinical Services

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

Whether a marriage or other committed relationship, an intimate partnership is one of the most important aspects of a person's life. Drug and alcohol addiction affects both members of a couple in deep and meaningful ways, as does rehab and recovery. Couples therapy and other couples-focused treatment programs are significant parts of exploring triggers of addiction, as well as learning how to build healthy patterns to support ongoing sobriety.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

Research clearly demonstrates that recovery is far more successful and sustainable when loved ones like family members participate in rehab and substance abuse treatment. Genetic factors may be at play when it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, as well as mental health issues. Family dynamics often play a critical role in addiction triggers, and if properly educated, family members can be a strong source of support when it comes to rehabilitation.

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

Life skills trainings involve all the skills a person must have in order to function successfully in the world. These include time management, career guidance, money management, and effective communication. Truly successful addiction recovery is based on the ability to not only live substance-free, but to thrive. Life skills teaches the practical necessities of functioning in society, which sets clients up for success in life, and therefore sobriety.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Rational Behavior Therapy (RBT) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy meant to be short-term and comprehensive. It was intended to help clients become more self-sufficent and move forward without the need for expensive, ongoing therapy. It includes an emotional self-help method called “rational self-counseling,” the purpose of which is to give clients all the skills needed to handle future emotional issues by themselves, or with significantly less professional help.

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Amenities

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Accreditations

The Joint Commission, formerly known as JCAHO, is a nonprofit organization that accredits rehab organizations and programs. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commision's mission is to improve the quality of patient care and demonstrating the quality of patient care.

Joint Commission Accreditation: Yes
Accreditation Number: 4617

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.

SAMHSA Listed: Yes

Contact Information

Phone icon (734) 769-7100
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2215 Fuller Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Edited by:
Courtney Myers, MS

Reviews of VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

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David Reed
3 weeks ago
1

The people that admitted me didn't count the money in my wallet correctly and they let other patients take the little money that I was allowed to have while in the ACU (Acute Care Unit). Chronic mental health care for veterans is too expensive so they don't really do anything for you.

Shirley Cxxx
1 month ago
5

Steve Marshall
1 month ago
1

VA Ann Arbor leadership is telling the Veterans providers to not utilize best medical interest when creating consults causing further delays in healthcare for the veterans and potentially dangerous outcomes for the Veteran. According to my provider Dr. Hutchins at Howell CBOC, his chief of CBOC clinics Dr. Kesterson and the Chief of Staff Shildhouse along with the Director of the Medical center are denying Veterans their rights under the mission act which is federal law. Since when do the Director and Chief of staff at the medical center have authority to go against federal laws by skirting around Congress or even the mission act which is there to protect Veteran healthcare? The VAMC needs to follow the law and stop acting in an interest that harms their patients.

Brian Osborne
1 month ago
5

K M
1 month ago
5

I am very impressed with the level of care my step-grandfather received. The compassion the entire ICU team showed was unmatched. His nurse, Alicia, is the best nurse I ve ever had the pleasure to meet. She went above and beyond, not only for him, but my grandmother as well. The ICU fellow was amazing as well as Dr. Rosenkranz. I wish I could remember the ICU fellow s name. He was amazing. So compassionate. Top notch care.

Elizabeth Stanley
1 month ago
5

Lance
1 month ago
1

Not sure how this hospital has a 4.0 out of 5. Those leaving 5 out of 5s are either being told to leave a positive review or its paid reviews. I've had many health issues over the years and have had to come here 70 or more times over the last 14 years. The negative experiences FAR outweigh the positives. It's despicable and disgusting. With how bad this place is, I wont even dare go to the detroit location. This place is touted as one of the best in the country...LOL. Complete lie.I can't even begin to explain the amount of negative experiences I've had here. Dont get me wrong, there are some workers here who genuinely care. I've been misdiagnosed many many times. One of the issues i had 5! 5 Drs misdiagnose me with the same issue! I had to pay a crap ton of money to see a private sector dermatologist to get the correct diagnosis. Due to all these doctors over an extended period of time misdiagnosing me, I applied the wrong creams which caused me to have a rare skin condition that ill have to deal with for the rest of my life! THANKS! I've also had many Doctors who were aggressive, un empathetic, laxy dasie, no care, incompetent, and negligent!I had to have my appendix surgery done here. I knew I shouldn't have, but I had no choice. I dont know if it was the dr who did the surgery or one of the helping nurses/docs, but they literally screwed up the EASIEST part of the surgery! I wont say what happened, but its yet another life long issues ill have to deal with. Funny thing is a month prior I had gone to the ER here for severe stomach pain etc. The Dr at the ER told me it was probably a stomach bug. He set up an appointment for me to get an ultra sound done for the following week, but if the pain went away that i could cancel it if I wanted. Well, the pain went away so i assumed it was what he said being a stomach bug. About 4 weeks later the same pain came back but much more intense. Instead of going to the VA ER, i went to a private sector one. Right off the bat they did a cat scan etc and found that I needed appendix surgery. The VA ER could have found this out a month prior! My appendix could have burst the 2nd time around! GOOD JOB VA!The Drs here never give me a diagnosis for anything. They only try to feed me medications which i dont take. How can you prescribe meds without even giving a diagnosis??? CRINGE. I can't even think of the number of blood draws I've had here, but not once in the last 10 years have they called me to go over the results. I have to go on google and look everything up myself. Same thing with my MRI's. Not a single Dr goes over them with me.I went here a few times for dental. One time I had to have a cavity fixed. The resident who worked on me screwed up after 45 minutes and had to redo the entire filling. Cavity fixes are supposed to be the easiest thing a dentist can do.I had to do a sleep study at an offsite VA location still in AA. They had me do it on an ICU bed...Who does that?? Everyone I know whose done a sleep study in the private sector sleeps on an actual mattress!Their travel pay system is a joke. You call them at this location and they never get back to you. Dont even inform you of having to file a claim within 30 days. I've paid thousands of dollars to see private health care professionals due to the low disturbing quality of this hospital.DO NOT GET PHYSICAL THERAPY HERE! Go through community care if you can! I went there for my low back and they only had availability to see me once a month! In the private sector you get seen 2-3 times a week!For those select few people who work at these places who cares and does a fabulous job, I say thank you. I wish everyone who worked there was as high quality and worth it as you are. Sadly that will never be the case. The VA has been a disgrace since it came into existence. Veterans deserve to have free health care to where ever we choose to go! Simple as that!

Justin Ludwig
1 month ago
5

A+ care from start to finish. 100 times better than Detroit VA Hospital. Katie was my nurse in the ER and took great care helping me heal from a really bad infection from a cat bite on the hand. One of the best nurses I ve encountered.

ROGER Curtis
1 month ago
5

Jim Massengill
1 month ago
4

Roger Calhoun
1 month ago
5

trevor hall
1 month ago
1

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