Cost: Free

We encourage everyone to review available parking locations by viewing the campus map.

Campus Shuttle Service
Cost: Free

Veterans may use the call boxes located at the shuttle booths near most parking lots. Please check the campus map for shuttle stop locations.

Schedule: Monday through Friday, except holidays
Shuttle Runs: 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wheelchair availability: Coatesville VA Medical Center has wheelchairs available at the entrance to clinical buildings.

Beneficiary Travel

Beneficiary travel includes round-trip transportation from your home to the medical center, mileage reimbursement, or special mode transport. Beneficiary travel is not authorized when receiving FREE transportation through the VA.

Find out if you qualify for beneficiary travel benefits

Veterans Transportation Service (VTS)

Cost: Free

VTS provides free transportation service for VA authorized medical appointments. Drivers are employees of the medical center. Veterans need to schedule their transportation request through the VTS office at 610-383-0254.

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Transportation Service

Through a partnership, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) provides free transportation for ambulatory and outpatient Veterans for VA authorized medical appointments. The DAV travels to the Lebanon, Philadelphia, and Wilmington VA facilities. Schedule your transportation request through your Primary Care Clerk.

Drivers are volunteers of the medical center and transportation depends on weather conditions and driver availability.

Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., individual van schedules vary

Learn more about DAV and the other van services available in your county

County Veterans Affairs Transportation Services

County Veterans Affairs offices provide transportation for Veterans and authorized caregivers for scheduled VA authorized medical appointments. Drivers are volunteers and availability depends on weather conditions and driver availability.

Presently, two County VA offices offer free transportation service:

• Montgomery County Veterans Affairs Office
• Bucks County Military Affairs

Local Public Transportation Services

The Coatesville VA Medical Center is located in Chester County and is a major destination on the bus route, which connects to other public Transportation services in Thorndale, PA.

Chester County – Ride Guide
Delaware County transit
Montgomery County transportation services
Bucks County Transportation Management Association

Hours

General visiting:   8:00am to 8:00pm daily. Exceptions are listed below.

Behavioral health inpatient wards

Acute psychiatry inpatient unit: Monday through Friday from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Weekend and holidays from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Hospice unit:

24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Pets on a leash may visit.

Critical care

Visiting hours are individualized to meet the needs of the patient, family, and caregivers.

Visitor policies

Whenever possible and medically appropriate, Patient Care Services will coordinate special visiting arrangements to meet patient and family needs. Please coordinate this through the unit staff.

A patient may receive no more than two visitors at a time.

Visitors may not bring food or beverages, cigarettes, over the counter medication, or prescription medication to patients without authorization from unit physicians or nurses.

Children under 12 may not visit inpatients. Unless otherwise specified by a physician or charge nurse, inpatients may visit in the waiting rooms by the elevator lobbies. 
 

See VA Coatesville's full visitation policy

Visitors are not permitted to stay overnight in the medical center itself. If the Veteran is a patient in the hospice unit, family members may sleep overnight in the Veteran's room. Here are some other options.

Nearby hotels

When booking, ask for the hospital rate. Many hotels have shuttle service to VA hospitals. Check with the hotel you’re staying at.

• Comfort Suites, Exton
  610-594-4770

• Hampton Inn, Downingtown/Exton
  610-363-5555

• Courtyard by Marriott, Coatesville/Exton
  610-380-8700

NOTE: These links are provided for your convenience only. VA Coatesville Healthcare System does not endorse and is not responsible for the content on the linked web sites.

Visit Coatesville

The official tourism and promotion agency for Coatesville and Chester County has up-to-date listings for area hotels, as well as activities, transportation, restaurants, shops and more. Coatesville, PA

Food and drink

Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) Patriot Café

Serving grill items for breakfast and lunch, flatbread pizza station, variety of salads, sandwiches, fruits, and desserts. We also have excellent Broaster fried chicken.

Building 9
Ground Floor
Hours
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET

Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) Patriot Brew

Serving a variety of Starbuck's coffee, espresso drinks, pastries, salads, sandwiches, and desserts.

Building 9
Ground Floor
Hours
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET

Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) Patriot Vending

Located in machines throughout the medical facility. Drinks and snacks are available around the clock.

Retail

Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) Patriot Store 

Available for purchasing: snacks, beverages, toiletries, name brand men's and ladies clothing, electronics, appliances, home goods, toys, etc.

Building 9
Ground floor
Hours
Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET

Currently all Canteen operations are closed on Saturday and Sunday. We will keep you updated with any changes. Thank you for your patronage.

Building 72
Directly ahead from front doors
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to- 4:30 p.m. ET

Chaplains

When you’re admitted, you can request or decline visits by a VA chaplain. Our chaplains provide spiritual, pastoral, and emotional care for you and your family, in accordance with your own beliefs and practices. This includes locating clergy or religious leaders in the community for needs that our chaplain staff cannot meet.

Interfaith chapel

The chapel is open to anyone at any time for quiet meditation and reflection. The chapel also hosts regularly scheduled services for many denominations. Services are recorded and broadcast at Coatesville on channel 81.

Learn how to request chaplain services during your stay at VA Coatesville.

Use these maps to help you get around the campus.

• Full Coatesville campus map