Fort Detrick CBOC

About the Clinic

The Fort Detrick clinic offers primary care with an emphasis on preventative health care. The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) model of care requires a comprehensive health care delivery team consisting of one Physician, one registered nurse (RN), one Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), and one Patient Services Assistant (PSA). The Fort Detrick CBOC has three such health care teams. The clinic hours are Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., excluding federal holidays. To view the Fort Detrick CBOC fact sheet, click here.
Features

    Primary Care services for Veterans in the Greater Frederick area.
    Behavioral Health services including individual and group counseling and programs such Substance Abuse Counseling.
    Handicapped Accessible: full and easy access for all Veterans.
    Well Woman Treatment Services
    Personal Care: Highly qualified primary care providers, specialty care referrals to the Martinsburg VA Medical Center.
    Prescriptions: Routine prescriptions processed through the mail or MyHealthyeVet.
    Equipped for the use of wireless technology

Secondary Services

    Preventative Health Care and Screening
    Health Promotion
    Annual Physicals
    Cancer Screening
    Management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension
    Immunizations
    Well Woman Care
    Mental Health Services which include
      Social Work Services
      Psychiatric Evaluations
      Individual Therapy
      Medication Management
      Substance Abuse Counseling
      Group Therapy Counseling
      Tele-psychiatric Services
    Podiatry Services
    Occupational Therapy Services
    Physical Therapy Services
    Tele-retinal Services
    Orthopedic Services
    Pharmacy Services
    Limited on-site Radiology Services
    Dietician Services
    Health Education and Prevention
    Pharmaceutical Management
    Anti-coagulation Management

Special Programs

ACE Team: the Access to Care and Evaluation (ACE) Team is a team composed of a physician, RN and a Health Technician. The purpose of the team is to facilitate new veterans getting into the VA System. The team performs the initial patient History and Physical, imitates specialty consults and mediations.

    Home Telehealth (HT)
    Care coordination involving home telehealth technologies and focusing on supporting the care of veterans in the home.
    Clinical Video Technology (CVT)
    Care coordination involving videoconferencing technologies with supportive peripheral devices between clinics and hospitals and hospitals and other hospitals, e.g. telemental health, telesurgery.
    Store and Forward Technology (SFT)
    Care coordination involving store-and-forwards is based upon the national implementation of a primary care-based program will assess veterans with diabetes for retinopathy using teleretinal imaging that expedite referral for treatment and provides health information.
    MOVE! Program
    The VA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

Space Utilization:

    1 Laboratory
    1 Mental Health Group Therapy Meeting Room
    14 Fully functional Exam Rooms
    13 Fully functional Provider Offices
    1 Fully functional Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy Treatment Room
    1 Fully functional Orthopedic Treatment Room
    1 dedicated room for all MyHealtheVet Services

Shared Services:

The Fort Detrick CBOC is currently working to develop shared service agreements with the Barquist Army Health Clinic for the purpose of maximizing the resources available to meet the needs of both Active Duty Military and Veterans. Services currently being considered are STAT laboratory and limited radiology support services.

Driving Directions
Directions from the North

Decaled Vehicles

    Take Route 15 South to the 7th Street exit
    Follow four blocks to Fort Detrick’s Main Gate
    Enter gate and turn right at first light (Porter Street)
    After turning right on Porter Street, drive two blocks
    The VA clinic will be on your left

Non-Decaled Vehicles

    Follow Route 15 South to the Rosemont Avenue Exit
    The exit circles around and you bear to the right
    Follow Rosemont Avenue, going straight through three lights
    At the fourth light, make a right into the Old Farm Gate
    Go straight for a half mile and turn left on Porter Street
    Go a half mile on Porter Street, through one light, and the VA clinic will be on your left

Directions from the South

Decaled Vehicles

    Take Interstate 495 North to Interstate 270 (Exit #38) toward Rockville, Md.
    At Frederick, Interstate 270 ends and joins Route 15 North
    Follow Route 15 North to the 7th Street Exit
    Turn right on 7th Street follow four blocks to Fort Detrick’s Main Gate
    Enter gate and turn right at first light (Porter Street)
    After turning right on Porter Street, drive two blocks
    The VA clinic will be on your left

Non-Decaled Vehicles

    Take Interstate 495 North to Interstate 270 (Exit #38) toward Rockville, Md.
    At Frederick, Interstate 270 ends and joins Route 15 North
    Follow Route 15 North to the Rosemont Exit
    The exit circles around and you bear to the right
    Follow Rosemont Avenue, going straight through three lights
    At the fourth light, make a right into the Old Farm Gate
    Go straight for a half mile and turn left on Porter Street
    Go a half mile on Porter Street, through one light
    The VA clinic will be on your left

Directions from the East

Decaled Vehicles

    Take Interstate 695 around Baltimore to Interstate 70 West
    In Frederick, take Exit #53, Route 15 North
    Follow Route 15 North to the 7th Street exit
    Turn right on 7th Street, follow four blocks to Fort Detrick’s Main Gate
    Enter gate and turn right at first light (Porter Street)
    After turning right on Porter Street, drive two blocks
    The VA clinic will be on your left

Non-Decaled Vehicles

    Take Interstate 695 around Baltimore to Interstate 70 West
    In Frederick, take Exit #53, Route 15 North
    Follow Route 15 North to the Rosemont Exit
    The exit circles around and you bear to the right
    Follow Rosemont Avenue, going straight through three lights
    At the fourth light, make a right into the Old Farm Gate
    Go straight for a half mile and turn left on Porter Street
    Go a half mile on Porter Street, through one light
    The VA clinic will be on your left

Directions from the West

Decaled Vehicles

    Take Interstate 70 East to Route 15 North (Exit #52)
    Follow Route 15 North to the 7th Street Exit
    Turn right on 7th Street follow four blocks to Fort Detrick’s Main Gate
    Enter gate and turn right at first light (Porter Street)
    After turning right on Porter Street, drive two blocks
    The VA clinic will be on your left

Non-Decaled Vehicles

    Take Interstate 70 East to Route 15 North (Exit #52)
    Follow Route 15 North to the Rosemont Exit
    The exit circles around and you bear to the right
    Follow Rosemont Avenue, going straight through three lights
    At the fourth light, make a right into the Old Farm Gate
    Go straight for a half mile and turn left on Porter Street
    Go a half mile on Porter Street, through one light
    The VA clinic will be on your left

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