Disaster help | veterans affairs

FOR VA HEALTH CARE If you’re enrolled in VA health care and you’re affected by a natural disaster, we may already be in contact with you to learn how we can support you. If we haven’t

contacted you, call your nearest VA medical center to speak with the patient advocate team.  Find a VA medical center near you Get information for VA health facilities in Greater Los Angeles

If you have nonurgent questions, you can reach us through the VA: Health and Benefits app or My HealtheVet secure messaging to schedule an appointment, refill prescriptions, and access your

medical records.  Download the VA: Health and Benefits app Learn more about secure messaging URGENT CARE FOR VETERANS IN FLORIDA, SOUTH GEORGIA, PUERTO RICO, AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS If

you’re enrolled in VA health care in Florida, South Georgia, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, call the VISN 8 Clinical Contact Center for virtual urgent and tele-emergency care at .

We’re here 24/7. Services include general administrative support, nurse triage, pharmacy, virtual visits with a doctor or nurse practitioner, and more. HOW CAN I GET PRESCRIPTIONS AND

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT? If a natural disaster has affected your access to needed prescriptions or medical equipment like oxygen tanks, we can work with mobile clinics, home health teams, and

community care providers to get you the prescriptions and medical equipment you need. Our emergency pharmacy service may be deployed during a natural disaster. These self-contained vehicles

can serve as an outpatient pharmacy for Veterans in the affected area within a few hours. Learn more about our emergency pharmacy service