United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Portland VA Medical Center

Emergency Response and Information

Situation Update
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 10:13 AM PDT

The Medical Center's Phone Tree (auto attendant) has changed. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY TO THE RECORDING.

The main phone tree (auto attendant) for the Medical Center was updated 3/28/13.  Due to some of the option changes, callers will not be allowed to select any option other than “1” or “0” for the first 27 seconds of the initial message. Please note that calls may be misrouted if the caller does not listen that the menu options have changed.          

The auto attendant options will be the following:

Press 0 to connect to an operator

Press 1 to enter an extension

Press 2 to Schedule or change a primary care appointment

               Routes to Patient Services Unit

Press 3 to speak to your Primary Care team

               Routes into a submenu which will list all of the Primary Care Clinics/CBOC’s

               Vancouver, East Portland, Salem, etc

Press 4 to Pharmacy

               Routes to a submenu with choices of audiocare and pharmacy which is the Patient Services Unit

Press 5 for Specialty

               Routes to a submenu of specialty services

               Patient Services Unit (for scheduling), Mental Health, Dental, etc

Press 6 for Administrative offices

             Routes to submenu for Enrollment, Health Resource Center (HRC,) Network Payment Center, etc

Press 7 for the Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC)

    Routes to CRRC

Press 8 for Flu Shot information


Facility Status
Parent Facility
Portland VA Medical Center: Normal Hours

Outpatient Clinics
Vancouver Campus: Normal Hours
Center for Women Veterans Health: Normal Hours
Newport: Normal Hours
The Dalles: Normal Hours
West Linn: Normal Hours

Community Based Outpatient Clinics
Bend: Normal Hours - The Bend Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), is now located across the street at 2650 Northeast Courtney Drive.
East Portland: Normal Hours
Hillsboro: Normal Hours
North Coast: Normal Hours
Salem: Normal Hours


Telephone Numbers

Emergency: 911
Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 (Press 1)
24 Hour Nurse: 503-220-8262
Change Your Appointment: 503-220-8262
Media Inquiries: 503-808-1920
National Veterans Helpline: 1-800-507-4571
Patient Locator: 503-220-8262, Press 0 for assistance
Pharmacy Refill: 503-273-5201
Staff Locator: 503-220-8262, Press 0 for assistance
Telephone Care: 503-220-8262

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