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Our health care center provides primary care and specialty health services, including mental health care, diabetes treatment, amputation care, pain management, treatment for post-traumatic

stress disorder (PTSD), women’s health services, and more. Below, you’ll find our address and hours, parking and transportation information, and the other health services we offer at

Harlingen VA Clinic.

Hours may vary for different services. Select a service on this page to check the hours.

We help Veterans on their recovery journey through outpatient and inpatient services. Our residential facility helps Veterans deal with substance abuse, homelessness, mental health, and

unemployment through its 24-hour therapeutic and educational programs like:

If you've had a major limb removed, our specialists can create a health care plan to help you to live independently. Our support services include:

Our specially trained doctors, called anesthesiologists, can help with your care before, during, and after surgery. They will develop a plan for your care and safety, provide medicine to

keep you comfortable during your operation, and help you manage your pain after surgery. Our services include:

Our Audiology clinic and community care providers for speech pathology provides diagnostic and rehabilitative services, screening for employee hearing conservation and offer a full range of

audiology and speech pathology services like:

Our low vision outpatient clinic can assess your needs and provide a rehab plan tailored to your personal goals. Our team of specialists and social workers will work with you to find the

right aids and services. Our clinic services include:

We perform noninvasive and minimally invasive tests and procedures that check, support, and improve your heart health. We'll work with you to develop a personalized treatment plan and treat

you with the most effective medications. Our services include:

If you're a caregiver for a Veteran, you can get support by contacting one of our caregiver support coordinators. If the Veteran you care for has a serious injury (or illness), you may be

eligible for even more services, including a stipend to help with expenses, training, and medical coverage if you aren't already covered. For all caregivers, we can:

If you're eligible for VA dental care, we offer a full range of quality dental services like:

Veterans with skin conditions and skin concerns are advised to speak with their patient aligned care team provider (PACT). However, a Veteran's PACT provider may refer them to a community

skin care specialist who will make sure their needs are addressed. 

We offer many medical and support services to help you manage your diabetes, like:

Services are provided through our community care contracts, please talk to your VA primary care provider who can enter a consult for you. Community care providers can diagnose and treat

medical conditions in your esophagus, stomach, intestines, colon, and other parts of your digestive system and also test and treat other organs, like your liver, pancreas, and gallbladder.

Services provided:

We assess your situation and condition to decide which outpatient geriatric services are right for you or a senior Veteran in your care, and then we coordinate your care. Our team of

specialists provides geriatric services that include:

We help Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to financial hardship, unemployment, addiction, depression, or transition from jail. Contact one of our care

coordinators to get help with:

We test for, evaluate, and treat many infectious diseases. We offer:

We promote the health, welfare, and dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Veterans and their families. We focus on ensuring a safe, welcoming, and affirmative environment

when providing you with sensitive and high-quality health care services like:

Our laboratories and our contracted laboratory provide a full range of clinical and diagnostic testing services. Services include:

Our medical center and clinics provide consultation, evaluation, and treatment for a range of issues that may impact your mental health or emotional well-being. Our confidential outpatient

services include individual and group therapy for:

We offer care for military sexual trauma in our mental (behavioral) health clinics. Military sexual trauma refers to sexual assault, sexual harassment, or other threatening, offensive, or

unwanted sexual advances, activities, or remarks that you experienced in the military. Our goal is to help you improve your quality of life with strategies to manage emotions and memories

related to your military sexual trauma. Our services include:

If you're a minority Veteran, we can help you get the services and benefits you need. Our Minority Veterans Program serves all Veterans who are Black American, Asian American, Hispanic

American, and Native American (including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Island Americans). We work to:

Our team of kidney doctors (nephrologists) actively manage all aspects of adult kidney disease, kidney and bladder stones, renal hypertension (high blood pressure caused by kidney disease),

and mineral and bone disorders. We provide inpatient and outpatient services, like:

We provide services for chronic diseases and disorders that affect your brain, spine, and the nerves that connect them. Our neurologists read electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings, which

measure the electrical impulses brain cells use to communicate with each other. We evaluate and treat many neurological illnesses and disorders such as:

We offer comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for eye-related illnesses, injuries, and other issues. Our ophthalmology services include:

Our optometrists provide many eye-related services and treatments like:

We use surgical and nonsurgical means to treat illnesses and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, which includes your bones, muscles, joints, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, and other

connective tissue. We treat conditions like:

If you have symptoms of PTSD after a traumatic event, we can help. We offer assessment and treatment support such as private counseling, group therapy and medication. It’s never too late to

get help.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, like combat, a natural disaster, a car

accident, or sexual assault. It's normal to have upsetting memories, feel on edge, or have trouble sleeping after this type of event. If symptoms last more than a few months, it may be PTSD.

We can help you with effective treatments and support services, like:

Acute (short-term) or chronic (long-lasting) pain can make it hard to enjoy life, but effective pain management can help. Our experts work with you, your primary care physician, and other

specialists to create a plan to help you manage your pain and improve your quality of life. Our services include:

Our palliative and hospice care services support you and your family as you cope with a life-threatening or terminal illness. Palliative care works to provide comfort, reduce suffering, and

improve the quality of life for patients being treated for serious illnesses. Hospice care focuses on helping patients with terminal illnesses to manage the final stages of their lives. Our

palliative and hospice care services include:

Our patient advocates work hard to make sure you receive the best possible care at our health care facilities. They can:

Our pharmacy provides you and other Veterans with convenient, efficient service to make it easy to get your medications and medical supplies. You can:

Our physical medicine and rehabilitation doctors and therapists focus on whole-body health. They can help you manage your pain, increase your independence, and improve your quality of life

with services like:

Our podiatry specialists evaluate and treat a wide range of injuries, diseases and disorders that affect your feet and ankles—from ingrown toenails to inflammation to diabetic foot ulcers.

After years of walking, running, marching, jumping, rappelling, and parachuting, many Veterans experience trouble with their feet and ankles. We can help treat those problems so you can

continue to enjoy an active lifestyle. Our podiatry services include:

Your VA primary care provider will work closely with you to plan for all the care you need to stay healthy and well throughout your life, including immunizations and vaccinations. They will

also work with family members or caregivers who support you.

A strong network of family and internal medicine specialists and services can offer you the best possible care. Internal medicine doctors (internists) prevent, diagnose, and treat adult

diseases. Doctors who specialize in family medicine provide primary health care to the entire family. Your primary care team can coordinate the many services you receive such as:

We provide and help you use medical aids, hearing aids, state-of-the-art adaptive home equipment and other equipment to help you preserve and increase your mobility and independence.

VA is the world's largest and most comprehensive provider of sensory aides and prosthetic devices. Veterans enrolled in the VA health care system and referred by a physical medicine and

rehabilitation physician can receive a full range of services and equipment like:

If you’re struggling with a mental health problem—or just need to talk with someone—we can help. We offer treatment and support such as therapy, alternative treatments  and medications when

needed.

Good mental health is a vital part of your overall wellness. Our psychiatry teams offer consultation, evaluation, and treatment to help you with a range of mental and behavioral health

problems, including:

Our pulmonary medicine team treats diseases and conditions that affect the lungs and breathing, including asthma, tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute respiratory

distress syndrome and sleep apnea.

If you find it difficult to breathe or sleep, our pulmonary (lung) specialists can help. We offer education, exercises, and treatments like:

The radiation oncology service works with your health care team to target cancer safely and precisely using radiation therapy.

Radiation oncologists specialize in using high-energy radiation to kill or damage cancer cells and either destroy tumors or control their growth. Doctors sometimes use radiation therapy in

combination with surgery, chemotherapy, or other cancer treatments. The radiation therapy you receive will depend on cancer type, tumor size and location, and your general health. Our

services include:

We provide long-term care to help you and your family when you're dealing with a disability, chronic (long-lasting) illness, terminal illness, or serious health issues related to aging. Our

long-term health care services include:

If you’re returning from military service, we can help you readjust to civilian life and get started with VA health care. We can also help connect you with programs like mental health

services and education and career counseling.

We can help you readjust to civilian life if you're returning from military service, on active duty, or an activated National Guard or Reserve member. Talk to one of our care coordinators

about how to best use your health care benefits.

Our doctors treat inflammation, stiffness, or pain in your muscles, joints, and tendons. Common rheumatic illnesses include:

The sleep medicine service diagnoses and treats your sleep problems, including trouble sleeping, breathing difficulties while sleeping, snoring, teeth grinding and jaw clenching.

At various points in our lives, all of us suffer from a lack of sleep. But, if you are spending enough time in bed and still wake up tired or feel very sleepy during the day, you may have a

sleep disorder. We can help. Our sleep specialists can:

If you are trying to quit smoking or want to stop using tobacco, we can help you with support, resources and programs.

You can quit smoking or chewing tobacco. Our goal is to provide support and strategies to add to optional nicotine replacement therapy prescribed by your primary care doctor. These include:

Social work is integral to health care. We can help you and your family manage stress-related problems due to injury or illness, and find VA community resources to meet your needs like:

We work with behavioral health providers and community organizations to help you and your family during times of crisis. We offer:

We use the latest in secure digital technology to set up remote visits with our health care providers. We offer video conferencing, home telehealth services, and store-and-forward telehealth

that lets you securely send your health information to experts at VA facilities. We offer telehealth visits with providers in:

All Veterans enrolled in VA health care can receive a toxic exposure screening at an upcoming appointment or sooner by contacting a Toxic Exposure Screening Navigator. All enrolled Veterans

should receive the screening at least once every five years.

We evaluate, diagnose, and treat a wide range of urology diseases and conditions that include kidney stones, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, prostate cancer, and more. We provide

you with medical care, surgery, and minimally invasive procedures for health issues that affect:

VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care system offers a wide array of Whole Health services to Veterans and employees. Whole Health is a health and wellness delivery system that engages

Veterans and their family members, caregivers, and employees in self-empowering, self-healing, and self-care based on what is important to them. 

Services offered include introductory and advanced Whole Health education classes, a Lifestyle Medicine course and clinic, Diabetes education classes and treatment groups, Healthy Teaching

Kitchen and Virtual Grocery Tour classes, Wellbeats and Sofia Health fitness classes, wellness group classes, meditation group classes, MOVE! weight loss and management groups, individual

health coaching, biofeedback, clinical hypnosis, creative arts and cognitive enhancement classes, as well as other wellness services under development. Classes are available in-clinic and

virtually at all locations. 

To learn more about Whole Health or to schedule a meeting, you can contact Whole Health staff at any location or contact John A. Miller at [email protected].

We offer women’s health services to meet your specific needs such as disease screenings, mental health treatment, recovery from military sexual trauma, maternity care and female-specific

medical equipment.

Our women's health program offers complete health care for women Veterans of all ages. Our primary care providers specialize in women's health. They work closely with specialists in

gynecology, obstetrics, female urology, oncology, medicine, radiology, surgery, and breast illness. Our services for women Veterans include:

Learn more and connect with a Women Veterans Program Manager