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VA Health Chat

Average: 3.9 (116 votes)
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Lock Icon - DS Logon Required VA Health Chat accesses your VA Electronic Health Record and, for your security, requires you to enter My HealtheVet (premium), DS Logon (premium), ID.me, or account credentials. Learn more

Receive care from VA without stepping foot into a facility or having to make a phone call. The VA Health Chat App provides easy, online access to chat by text or video with VA staff when you have minor health questions, want to schedule an appointment, have a COVID-19 concern, and more.

Currently VA Health Chat is available to Veterans at select locations, as follows:

  • Colorado
    • VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System(ECHCS)
    • Burlington Telehealth Clinic
    • Jewell VA Clinic
    • Alamosa /San Luis Valley Clinic/Sierra Blanca Clinic
    • Aurora Outpatient Clinic
    • Denver VA Clinic
    • Golden Outpatient Clinic
    • La Junta Outpatient Clinic
    • Lamar Outpatient Clinic
    • PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom VA Clinic
    • Pueblo Outpatient Clinic
  • Delaware
    • Wilmington VA Medical Center
    • Kent County VA Clinic
    • Sussex County VA Clinic
  • Florida
    • Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
    • Boca Raton VA Clinic
    • Bradenton VA Clinic
    • Brooksville VA Clinic
    • Clermont VA Clinic
    • Clewiston Outpatient Clinic
    • Crossroads VA Clinic
    • Deerfield Beach VA Clinic
    • Delray Beach VA Clinic
    • Deltona Community Based Outpatient Clinic
    • Fort Pierce VA Clinic
    • Hollywood VA Clinic
    • Homestead VA Clinic
    • Jacksonville 1 VA Clinic
    • James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital Primary Care Annex
    • James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital
    • Key Largo VA Clinic
    • Key West VA Clinic
    • Kissimmee VA Clinic
    • Lake Baldwin VA Clinic
    • Lake City VA Medical Center
    • Lakeland VA Clinic
    • Lee County VA Clinic
    • Malcom Randall VA Medical Center
    • Marianna VA Clinic
    • Miami Flagler VA Clinic
    • Miami VA Healthcare System
    • Naples VA Clinic
    • New Port Richey VA Clinic
    • North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System
    • Ocala VA Clinic
    • Okeechobee VA Clinic
    • Orlando VA Healthcare System
    • Palatka VA Clinic
    • Palm Harbor VA Clinic
    • Pembroke Pines VA Clinic
    • Perry VA Clinic
    • Port Charlotte VA Clinic
    • Saint Augustine VA Clinic
    • Sarasota VA Clinic
    • Sebring VA Clinic
    • Sergeant Ernest I. "Boots" Thomas VA Clinic
    • Southpoint Clinic
    • St Lucie County PTSD Clinical Team (PCT) Outpatient Program
    • St. Petersburg VA Clinic
    • Stuart VA Clinic
    • Tavares VA Clinic
    • The Villages VA Clinic
    • VA Moore Haven Outpatient Clinic
    • Vero Beach VA Clinic
    • Viera VA Clinic
    • West Palm Beach VA Medical Center
    • William "Bill" Kling VA Outpatient Clinic
    • William V. Chappell, Jr. Veterans' Outpatient Clinic
    • Zephyrhills VA Clinic
  • Georgia
    • St. Mary's VA Clinic
    • Valdosta VA Clinic
    • Waycross CBOC
  • Indiana
    • VA Northern Indiana Health Care System
    • Richard L. Roudebush VAMC
  • Iowa
    • Des Moines VA Medical Center
    • Iowa City VA Medical Center
  • Michigan
    • Aleda E. Lutz VAMC
    • Ann Arbor VA Medical Center
    • Battle Creek VA Medical Center
    • John D. Dingell VAMC
  • Minnesota
    • Brainerd VA Clinic
    • Fort Snelling VA Clinic
    • Maplewood VA Clinic
    • Max J. Beilke VA Outpatient Clinic
    • Minneapolis VA Medical Center
    • Montevideo VA Clinic
    • Northwest Metro VA Clinic
    • Rochester VA Clinic
    • St. Cloud VA Medical Center
  • Nebraska
    • Omaha VA Medical Center
  • New Jersey
    • Atlantic County VA Clinic
    • Cape May County VA Clinic
    • Cumberland County VA Clinic
  • North Dakota
    • Fargo VA Medical Center
  • Ohio
    • Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center
    • Chillicothe VA Medical Center
    • Cincinnati VA Medical Center
    • Dayton VA Medical Center
    • Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
  • Puerto Rico
    • Arecibo VA Clinic
    • Ceiba VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic
    • Comerio Rural Outpatient Clinic
    • Eurípides Rubio VA Outpatient Clinic
    • Guayama Community Based Outpatient Clinic
    • Mayaguez VA Clinic
    • Utuado VA Clinic
    • VA Caribbean Healthcare System
    • Vieques Rural Outpatient Clinic
  • South Dakota
    • Sioux Falls VA Health Care System
    • Fort Meade VA Medical Center
    • Hot Springs VA Medical Center
  • Virgin Islands
    • Saint Croix VA Clinic
    • Saint Thomas VA Clinic
  • Wisconsin
    • Hayward VA Clinic
    • Rice Lake VA Clinic
    • Twin Ports VA Clinic

Use VA Health Chat for immediate answers when:

  • You feel ill and unsure about going to an emergency room or clinic
  • You have a reaction to a medication
  • You have questions about your prescriptions
  • You need medical advice for a minor injury or illness, such as:
    • Allergies
    • Congestion/cough/cold
    • Ear ache
    • Fever
    • Rash
    • Sore throat
    • Stomachache

The VA Health Chat team can also help you:

  • Find your closest VA facility
  • Schedule an appointment*
  • Refill a VA prescription
  • Send a non-urgent message to your health care team
*The scheduling an appointment option is only available at the St. Cloud locations at this time.

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Washington, DC 20420


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