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title: "Special Cases"
url: https://mghmclean.org/residents/handbk/part1/spec.htm
description: "Consult VA facility where patient currently receives medical care. Certain VA’s will send their own ambulance to get patient!"
published: 2026-08-10
updated: 2026-08-10
---

# Special Cases

Published 2026-08-10

PART 3 / CH 9

Veterans

Consult VA facility where patient currently receives medical care. Certain VA’s will send their own ambulance to get patient!

| Bedford VAMC200 Springs Rd, Bedford 01730 | (781) 275-7500 (687-2275) |
|---|---|
| Boston VAMC150 S Huntington Ave, Jamaica Plain 02130 | 232-9500 (Page DOC) |
| Brockton VAMC940 Belmont St, Brockton 02401 | (508) 583-4500 (Page DOC) |
| Causeway Street Clinic251 Causeway St, Boston 02114 | 248-1000 |
| Northampton VAMC421 N Main St, Northampton 01060 | (413) 584-4040 (Page DOC) |
| Providence VAMC830 Chalkstone Ave, Providence, RI 02908 | (401) 273-7100 |
| West Roxbury VAMC1400 VFW Pkwy, W Roxbury 02132 | 323-7700 |

Mentally Retarded

DMR Team at 669-0707 (days) or 884-4357 (nights).

## Hearing Impaired

Consult with BEST to see if there are special services available to help with this population. May need to call for Deaf Interpreter at (800) 249-9949 OR call ATT operator for direct phone interpretation at (800) 974-6006. Remember: Westborough State Hospital (508) 366-4401, x2362 has a psych unit for deaf patients.

Detox Facilities

| **Medicaid Level 4** | **= Medical Supervision** |
|---|---|
| Alanticare, Lynn | 978-741-1215 X4550 |
| Faulkner, Jamaica Plain | 983-7711 |
| Leonard Morse, Natick | 508-650-7380 |
| NE Memorial, Stoneham | 800-979-7028 |
| Norcap, Norfolk | 800-331-2900 #1 |
| **Medicaid Level 3** | **P=all psychiatric meds, A=antidepressants only** |
| Andrew House, Dorchester | 479-9320 P |
| Boston Detox, Jamaica Plain | 983-3710 A |
| Catholic Charities, Brockton | 800-734-3444 A |
| Dimock Detox, Roxbury | 442-9661 A |
| River Street, Mattapan | 298-0060 P |
| **Public (uninsured)** |  |
| Andrew House, Long Island | 479-9320 P |
| Boston Detox, Shattuck Hospital | 983-3710 A |
| Bridgewater Detox | 508-697-6941 |
| Brockton Hospital Detox, Brockton | 508-941-7543 P |
| Caspar, Cambridge | 628-6300 P |
| Catholic Charities, Brockton | 508-584-9210 A |
| Center for Addictive Behaviors | 978-777-2121 |
| Danvers Detox | 800-323-2224 |
| Dimock, Roxbury | 422-9661 A |

| Fall River | 508-679-5222 |
|---|---|
| Faxon House, Quincy | 472-8060 P |
| Loemenster Detox | 978-537-6446 |
| Lemuel Shattuck | 983-9017 |
| Lowell Detox | 978-937-6767 |
| MATS (homeless), Long Island | 770-1062 A |
| Middlesex Detox | 781-894-0004 |
| River Street, Mattapan | 298-0060 P |
| Room 5, BMC | 543-5554 |
| Quincy Detox | 472-1484 |
| SMAS | 508-237-1811 |
| Spectrum | 800-366-7732 |
| Stanley St. Center | 508-679-5222 |
| Stair | 296-1390 |
| Tewksbury | 978-851-7321 X2543 |

Dual Diagnosis ART (DDART)

| Baldpate Hospital | 978-352-2131 |
|---|---|
| High Te | 508-224-9884 |
| Fall River/Star | 508-679-5222 or 508-324-7763 |
| Naukeag (McLean) | 800-230-8764 |