Wilkes Barre VAMC - Psychiatric Hospital in Wilkes Barre, PA

Wilkes Barre VAMC is a samhsa-listed psychiatric hospital in Wilkes Barre, PA (18711). SAMHSA publishes no ratings, inspections, or quality scores for these listings; confirm services, licensing, cost, and availability directly with the provider.

How to verify Wilkes Barre VAMC

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Ownership & operation

Legal name: Wiiliamsport Outpatient Clinic. Ownership type: government. Facility type: General Hospital (including VA hospital). Confirm current ownership and operation with the provider.

Levels of care & settings

• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Mental health treatment
• Outpatient
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Substance use treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious mental illness (SMI) in adults

Medications & pharmacotherapies

• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Aripiprazole
• Asenapine
• Brexpiprazole
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Buprenorphine sub-dermal implant
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Cariprazine
• Chlorpromazine
• Clonidine
• Clozapine
• Disulfiram
• Droperidol
• Fluphenazine
• Haloperidol
• IIoperidone
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Loxapine
• Lurasidone
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization
• Medication for mental disorders
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Nicotine replacement
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Olanzapine
• Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination
• Paliperidone
• Perphenazine
• Pimozide
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Prochlorperazine
• Quetiapine
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Risperidone
• Thioridazine
• Thiothixene
• Trifluoperazine

Treatment approaches

• Anger management
• Brief intervention
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Motivational interviewing
• Relapse prevention
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Trauma-related counseling

Assessment & testing

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• HIV testing
• Interim services for clients
• Laboratory testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Education & counseling

• Family counseling
• Group counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Marital/couples counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)

Ancillary & recovery services

• Acupuncture
• Aftercare/continuing care
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Case management service
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Crisis intervention team
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Discharge Planning
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Early intervention for HIV
• Education services
• Employment counseling or training
• Family psychoeducation
• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination
• Housing services
• Illness management and recovery
• Integrated primary care services
• Intensive case management
• Legal advocacy
• Mental health services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Social skills development
• Suicide prevention services
• Supported employment
• Supported housing
• Transportation assistance
• Vocational rehabilitation services

Special programs & populations

• Veterans

Payment, insurance & assistance

• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Private health insurance
• U.S. Department of VA funds

Age groups served

• Adults
• Seniors
• Young Adults

Languages

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Facility type & operation

• Federal Government
• General Hospital (including VA hospital)
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center or other VA healthcare facility

Licensing & accreditation

• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• Hospital licensing authority
• The Joint Commission

About psychiatric hospitals in Wilkes Barre

Psychiatric hospitals provide acute inpatient mental health and substance use treatment with 24-hour clinical supervision. They serve people who need a secure, medically monitored setting, including those at risk of harm to themselves or others. These listings are unrated: no star ratings, inspections, or quality scores are published, so confirm services, licensing, cost, and availability directly.

Ask about admission criteria, staffing and psychiatrist coverage, safety and visitation policies, how discharge and follow-up care are arranged, and what insurance or payment is accepted. These listings are unrated - verify services, licensing, cost, and availability directly. For local alternatives, browse the Psychiatric Hospitals directory for Wilkes Barre, or all care types in Wilkes Barre.

For context, this directory lists 1 in ZIP 18711.

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Data provenance

Source: SAMHSA FindTreatment.gov (N-SUMHSS) (record 512c5dad50a5e333). Processing date: 2026-10-08. See the methodology page for normalization details. This profile is informational only and is not medical advice.