Polytrauma - Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) Polytrauma Network Site is one of 23 facilities in the country designed to provide long-term rehabilitative care to Veterans and Servicemembers who experienced severe injuries (including brain injuries) to more than one organ system. The program at the MEDVAMC provides both inpatient and outpatient services using an interdisciplinary team consisting of specialty physicians, rehabilitation therapists, audiologists, speech pathologists, neuropsychologists, blind rehabilitation specialists, prosthetists, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other disciplines, with access to the full range of medical and support services within the medical center to meet a patient’s needs. Specialized rehabilitation programs are provided for traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, blind rehabilitation, and treatment for post traumatic stress disorder.