The Salt Lake City VA Medical Center Emergency Room
500 Foothill Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84148
Telephone:
(801) 582-1565If your situation is such that you feel you might be a danger either to yourself or others, call the emergency room immediately. The ER is staffed with good people who have chosen to work at the ER so they can help veterans in trouble. If you are a vet, or a veterans family member, chances are that the ER is a benefit that you earned. It's not welfare. Calling ER doesn't mean you are crazy or defective. Use it.
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System Home
Important Points of contact:
Eligibility and Enrollment Office: 801-584-5670 or 1-800-613-4012, ext. 5670
OEF/OIF Program Manager: Maria Fruin, RN (801) 582-1565, ext 5246 or 1-800-613-4012, ext. 5246
OEF/OIF Case Manager: Jeff Hunter, LCSW (801) 582-1565, ext. 2150, or 1-800-613-4012, ext. 2150
OEF/OIF Transition Patient Advocate: Andrew Kalinen, CPC (801) 582-1565, ext 4264 or 1-800-613-4012, ext. 4264
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Key Staff: Brian Hunnewell, MSW, Counselor
Brian is a fine guy with years of experience helping veterans. He's a top resource for veterans who need to manage issues that have gotten out of hand. Brian has done a lot of travelling throughout Utah so he's really up on local veterans issues. Leave a Voice Mail message. He is very dependable. He always calls back. Don't give up.
Community Action Services
815 S Freedom Blvd.
Suite 100
Provo, UT 84601
phone; 801-373-8200If you are in urgent need of food assistance, please visit one of our food pantries. At the pantry, you will meet with a counselor to assess your situation and review your budget. The counselor will provide referrals to other resources within the community which could be beneficial to you. Between you and the counselor, it will be determined if the food pantry is the appropriate resource to help meet your basic needs.
Terry Schow:
Director, Utah State Department of Veterans Affairs..... Terry is a great guy doing an impossible job for the Governor of Utah. He has a wealth of info at his fingertips regarding benefits and state programs benefitting veterans. His web-site is deep and rich with content. Spend some time and dig in. The web site is http://www.ut.ngb.army.mil/veterans/ Terry is a busy, committed. level headed veterans' advisor. He's pretty far up the food chain. You might want to hold off calling Terry until you've tried a bunch of other leads. But when you need a friend with muscle and grease. . . call Terry. He's cool.
Reach Terry at the VA Regional Office in SLC.
His Utah toll free number is 800 894-9497 or dial direct (801) 326-2372 Fax (801) 326-2369
Terry's email: tschow@utah.gov