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About Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) Opioid Treatment Program
The Philadelphia VA Medical Center (PVAMC) Opioid Treatment Program is a federally-certified OTP embedded in the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center campus at 3900 Woodland Avenue, Building 3, in West Philadelphia. The clinic exists to serve veterans across the greater Philadelphia, southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware regions whose recovery work intersects with their VA primary care, mental health, and benefits relationships.
Clinically, the program centers on medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, combining FDA-approved medications with structured individual and group counseling. Cognitive behavioral therapy informs the counseling approach, and trauma-related care is woven into the program given the high overlap between combat-related trauma, military sexual trauma, and substance use in the veteran population. Outpatient programming allows veterans to continue working, parenting, and accessing other VA services while receiving consistent dosing and counseling support.
The OTP holds Joint Commission accreditation and is certified as an Opioid Treatment Program through federal regulatory channels. Specialty populations served include veterans, senior veterans, men’s and women’s caseloads, and court-involved veterans, with telehealth available to extend reach to veterans living outside immediate proximity to the West Philadelphia campus. The clinic is hospital-based, which simplifies coordination with VA pain management, behavioral health, primary care, and benefits staff inside a single system of care.
VA care for eligible veterans is typically free or low-cost, but the program also accepts private insurance, TRICARE, and self-pay arrangements where applicable. The intake line is 215-823-5809, extension 20779, and the broader VA medical center main line is 215-823-5800. Veterans not yet enrolled in VA care can also use the call to begin the enrollment process and confirm eligibility for the OTP specifically.
- VA-operated federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
- Integrated with VA primary care, mental health, and benefits
- Trauma-informed care for combat and military sexual trauma
- Joint Commission accredited
- Telehealth available alongside on-campus dosing