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Patient help and resources

Need help? Contact a patient advocate

If you need help getting care or resolving an issue with VA, get help from one of our trained patient advocates.

Medical records office

Access your medical records online or request a copy of your records from our Release of Information office.

Billing and insurance

Pay your VA Boise health care bill online, by phone, mail, or in person. You can also raise issues or address billing disputes.

Pharmacy

Find out how to refill your prescriptions, where to pick up new prescription orders, and how to safely dispose of your medicines.

Phone directory and mailing address

Find phone numbers for many of the administrative and program offices at VA Boise health care.

Mailing address

Boise VA Medical Center
500 West Fort Street
Boise, ID 83702-4501

Main phone numbers

Local: 208-422-1000
Toll-free: 866-437-5093

To use TeleType for the Deaf (TTY) services:  dial 711

Media and press

The Office of Public Affairs can assist local media with queries, interview requests, and expert information about the VA Boise Healthcare System.

Phone: 208-422-1054
Email: joshua.callihan@va.gov 

After hours or on weekends, call the operator at 866-437-5093 and ask for the administrator on duty.

Submit a FOIA request

Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), you have a right to federal agency records unless those records are protected from disclosure by specific exemptions or exclusions laid out in law.

Requesting records maintained by VA Boise

Email: FOIABOISE@VA.GOV
Fax: 208-422-1592
Mail:

Boise VA Medical Center
Privacy/FOIA Office
500 W. Fort Street
Boise, ID 83702

For questions about your request to VA Boise

Phone: 208-422-1031

Additional FOIA request information

Report an issue

Give us website feedback

To report a technical issue or give us feedback about this site, email our web team at visn20webmaster@va.gov.

Report suspected fraud or mismanagement

Contact the VA Office of the Inspector General (VAOIG) to report suspected criminal activity, fraud, inadequate patient care, or mismanagement of VA programs or government resources.

Phone: 800-488-8244

Mail:
VA Inspector General Hotline (53e)
810 Vermont Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20420

Learn more about the VA OIG hotline.

Report patient care or safety issues

If you have any concerns about the care and safety of patients or residents, the first step is to contact hospital management. If management did not address or resolve your concerns, contact the Joint Commission.

Submit a complaint online: https://www.jointcommission.org/report_a_complaint.aspx
Phone: 800-994-6610
Fax: 630-792-5636
Email: complaint@jointcommission.org

Mail:
Office of Quality Monitoring
The Joint Commission
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 6018

Support for Law Enforcement and First Responders

National 24-hour VA Hotlines

The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans and Service members in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring VA responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.

Call 988 then Press 1, 24/7.

Chat online at https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help-now/chat/ 

Text to 838255

Homeless Hotline: 877-424-3838

 

24-hour Services at Medical Center

VA Police Dispatch: 208-422-1122

Emergency Department: 208-422-1000, Ext. 1109

After Hours Nurse Triage Call Center: 208-422-1018

 

Hospital based Resources

Monday - Friday  8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Suicide Prevention Coordinators

Maritza Lorenzana, LCSW,  208-422-1000, Ext. 7339

Veteran Justice Outreach

Sarah Kearney, LCSW, VJO Program Manager, 208-971-7292

Amanda Pentland LCSW, VJO/HCRV Specialist, 208-422-1000, Ext. 7099

Homeless Outreach

Anna Johnson-Whitehead, LCSW, 208-422-1039

Substance Use Disorder Outpatient Clinic

Kirk Stadelmeyer, LCSW, 208-422-1108

Mental health clinic: 208-422-1108

Military Sexual Trauma Coordinators

Alissa Lyon 208-422-1000 Ext. 7261

Shanna Pickren 208-422-1000 Ext. 7261

Women’s’ Health

Sharon Cardona MSN, RN, NEA-BC, 208-422-1000, Ext. 7442

Community Based Outpatient Clinics

Monday – Friday 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Caldwell VA Clinic: 208-454-4820

Eastern Oregon VA Clinic: 541-573-3339

Mountain Home VA Clinic: 208-580-2001

Salmon VA Clinic: 208-756-8515

Twin Falls VA Clinic: 208-422-1108

Boise Vet Center: 208-342-3612

Patient Advocates

David Hammond, 208-422-1034

Brian Flesch, 208-422-1034

Privacy and FOIA Officer

Gina Thurston, 208-422-1031

 

Regional Office Information

Regional Office, General Inquiries & Status Updates, contact the VA National Call Center: 1-800-827-1000

 

Cemetery Information

Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more.  www.cem.va.gov

Idaho State Veterans Cemetery-Boise

Phone: 208-780-1300,  FAX: 208-780-1301

Snake River Canyon National Cemetery- Buhl

Phone: 208-732-7499