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National Advance Care Planning via Group Visits (ACP-GV) Program

Directory of ACP-GV
Site Leads

The Advance Care Planning via Group Visits (ACP-GV) Program engages Veterans, their families and caregivers in advance care planning by facilitating a group discussion that elicits personal experience(s) and encourages participants to identify a ‘next step’ to take in the process of planning for future health care needs.

Contact your facility’s ACP-GV Site Lead to sign up for a group or to learn more, including when groups are offered. Select the button with your state’s abbreviation to locate the ACP-GV Site Lead. If an ACP-GV Site Lead is not listed, please contact us at VHASWACPGVProgram@va.gov

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Alabama

Alabama	ACP-GV Site Lead
Birmingham VA Medical Center 700 South 19th St. Birmingham, AL 35233 205-933-8101	Amanda L. Hart Amanda.Hart@va.gov
Central Alabama VA Health Care System West Campus 215 Perry Hill Rd. Montgomery, AL 36109 334-272-4670 800-214-8387 East Campus 2400 Hospital Rd. Tuskegee, AL 36083 334-727-0550 800-214-8387	Roslyn Alexander Roslyn.Alexander@va.gov
Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center 3701 Loop Rd. East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 205-554-2000 888-269-3045	Eva Williams Eva.Williams2@va.gov

ACP-GV Site Lead

Birmingham VA Medical Center
700 South 19th St.
Birmingham, AL 35233
205-933-8101

Amanda L. Hart
Amanda.Hart@va.gov

Central Alabama VA Health Care System

West Campus
215 Perry Hill Rd.
Montgomery, AL 36109
334-272-4670
800-214-8387

East Campus
2400 Hospital Rd.
Tuskegee, AL 36083
334-727-0550
800-214-8387

Roslyn Alexander
Roslyn.Alexander@va.gov

Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center
3701 Loop Rd. East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
205-554-2000
888-269-3045

Arizona	ACP-GV Site Lead
Northern Arizona VA Health Care System 500 Hwy 89N Prescott, AZ 86313 928-445-4860 800-949-1005	Laura Priest Laura.Priest@va.gov
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System 3601 S 6th Ave Tucson, AZ 85723 520-792-1450	Tina M. Pitts Tina.Pitts2@va.gov
Phoenix VA Health Care System 650 E. Indian School Rd Phoenix, AZ 85012 602-277-5551 800-554-7174	Jennifer R. Banak Jennifer.Banak@va.gov

California	ACP-GV Site Lead
San Francisco VA Medical Center 4150 Clement Street San Francisco, CA 94121 415-221-4810 877-487-2838	Kim E. Babcock Kim.Babcock@va.gov
VA Central California Health Care System Fresno VA Medical Center 2615 E. Clinton Avenue Fresno, CA 93703 559-225-6100	Yesenia Rodriguez Yesenia.Rodriguez2@va.gov
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System West Los Angeles Medical Center 11301 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90073 310-478-3711	Sally R. Hammitt Sally.Hammitt@va.gov
VA Loma Linda Healthcare System 11201 Benton Street Loma Linda, CA 92357 562-826-8000 888-769-8387	Kristina M. Thornton kristina.thornton5@va.gov
VA Long Beach Healthcare System 5901 East 7th Street Long Beach, CA 90822 562-826-8000 888-769-8387	Aneichia D. Achay Aneichia.Achay@va.gov
VA Palo Alto Health Care System Palo Alto Division 3801 Miranda Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304 650-493-5000	Lori L. Buelna Lori.Buelna@va.gov
VA San Diego Healthcare System 3350 La Jolla Village Dr. San Diego, CA 92161 858-552-8585 800-331-8387	Joshua C. Pelfrey Joshua.Pelfrey@va.gov
VA Northern California Health Care System Valley Division Sacramento VA Medical Center 10535 Hospital Way Mather, CA 95655 916-843-7000 855-771-9321 East Bay Division - Martinez Outpatient Clinic 150 Muir Road Martinez, CA 94553 925-372-2000 800-382-8387	Dawna K. Dougherty Dawna.Dougherty@va.gov

Florida	ACP-GV Site Lead
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System P.O. Box 5005 (mailing) 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. (physical) Bay Pines, FL 33744 727-398-6661 888-820-0230	Alisha Stanton Alisha.Stanton@va.gov
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. Tampa, FL 33612 727-398-6661 888-820-0230	Bob B. Blackwood Bob.Blackwood@va.gov
Orlando VA Healthcare System 13800 Veterans Way Orlando, FL 32827 407-631-1000 800-922-7521	William Anthony (Tony) Ingram William.Ingram2@va.gov
Miami VA Healthcare System 1201 N.W. 16th St. Miami, FL 33125 305-575-7000 888-276-1785	Alison G. Leff Alison.Leff@va.gov
VA North Florida/South Georgia Health System Malcom Randall VA Medical Center 1601 SW Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608352-376-1611 800-324-8387 Lake City VA Medical Center 619 South Marion Avenue Lake City, FL 32025 386-755-3016 800-308-8387	Rhonda A. Gaddis Rhonda.Gaddis@va.gov
West Palm Beach VA Medical Center 7305 North Military Trail West Palm Beach, FL 33410-6400 561-422-8262 800-972-8262	Nicole L. Romans Nicole.Romans@va.gov

Georgia	ACP-GV Site Lead
Atlanta VA Medical Center 1670 Clairmont Rd. Atlanta, GA 30033 404-321-6111	Kimberly C. Whitmoyer Kim.Whitmoyer@va.gov
Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center One Freedom Way Augusta, GA 30904-6285 706-733-0188	Cheryle Safford Cheryle.Safford@va.gov
Carl Vinson VA Medical Center 1826 Veterans Boulevard Dublin, GA 31021 478-272-1210 800-595-5229	Rhonda Allen-Garry Rhonda.Allen-Garry@va.gov

Illinois	ACP-GV Site Lead
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital 5000 South 5th Avenue Hines, IL 60141 708-202-8387	Jennifer A. Blake Jennifer.Blake2@va.gov
VA Illiana Health Care System 1900 East Main Street Danville, IL 61832 217-554-3000 800-320-8387	Megan M. Hilgendorf Megan.Hilgendorf@va.gov
Marion VA Medical Center 2401 West Main St. Marion, IL 62959 618-997-5311 x73733	Olivia L. Golike Olivia.Golike@va.gov
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center 820 S. Damen Avenue Chicago, IL 60612 312-569-8387 888-569-5282	Mary H. Gollings Mary.Gollings@va.gov
Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 847-688-1900 800-393-0865	Kristina R. Lecce Kristina.Lecce@va.gov

Iowa	ACP-GV Site Lead
VA Central Iowa Health Care System 3600 30^th Street Des Moines, IA 50310 515-699-5999 800-294-8387	Melissa M. Steenhoven Melissa.Steenhoven@va.gov
Iowa City VA Health Care System 601 Hwy 6 West Iowa City, IA 52246-2208 319-338-0581	Aaron Arment Aaron.Arment@va.gov

Kentucky	ACP-GV Site Lead
Lexington VA Medical Center 2250 Leestown Rd. Lexington, KY 40511 859-233-4511	Gretchen A. Horton Gretchen.Horton2@va.gov
Louisville VA Medical Center 800 Zorn Avenue Louisville, KY 40206 502-287-4000	Jamie K. Watts Jamie.Watts3@va.gov

Louisiana	ACP-GV Site Lead
Alexandria VA Medical Center 2495 Shreveport Highway Pineville, LA 71360 318-473-0010	William R. Taylor William.Taylor6@va.gov
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center 510 E. Stoner Ave. Shreveport, LA 71101 318-221-8411	Kenya Mitchell Kenya.Mitchell@va.gov
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System New Orleans VA Outpatient Clinic 2400 Canal Street New Orleans, LA 70119 800-935-8387	Michael Frederick Michael.Frederick@va.gov

Michigan	ACP-GV Site Lead
Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center 325 East H Street Iron Mountain, MI 49801 906-774-3300	Richard T. Holmstrom Richard.Holmstrom@va.gov
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center 4646 John R Street Detroit, MI 48201 313-576-1000	Melva J. Coleman Melva.Coleman@va.gov
Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center 1500 Weiss Street Saginaw, MI 48602 989-497-2500 800-406-5143	Toni M. Moore Toni.Moore3@va.gov
Battle Creek VA Medical Center 5500 Armstrong Road Battle Creek, MI 49037 269-966-5600	Jean M. Karslake Jean.Karslake@va.gov
VA Ann Arbor Health Care System 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 734-769-7100	Jennifer L. Loar Jennifer.Loar@va.gov

Minnesota	ACP-GV Site Lead
Minneapolis VA Health Care System 1 Veterans Dr. Minneapolis, MN 55417 612-725-2000	Megan E. Schmitz Megan.Schmitz2@va.gov
St. Cloud VA Health Care System 4801 Veterans Drive St. Cloud, MN 56303 320-252-1670	Erin J. Talberg Erin.Talberg@va.gov

Missouri	ACP-GV Site Lead
Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital 800 Hospital Dr. Columbia, MO 65201-5297 573-814-6000	Melissa Mertensmeyer Melissa.Mertensmeyer@va.gov
Kansas City VA Medical Center 4801 Linwood Boulevard Kansas City, MO 64128 816-861-4700	Shurice M. Robinson Shurice.Robinson@va.gov
John J. Pershing VA Medical Center 1500 North Westwood Blvd Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 573-686-4151	Sandra Jackson Sandra.Jackson2@va.gov
St. Louis VA Medical Center John Cochran Division 915 North Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63106 314-652-4100 800-228-5459 Jefferson Barracks Division 1 Jefferson Barracks Dr. St. Louis, MO 63125 314-652-4100 800-228-5459	Elizabeth G. Mason Elizabeth.Mason@va.gov

New York	ACP-GV Site Lead
James J. Peters VA Medical Center 130 West Kingsbridge Road Bronx, NY 10468 718-584-9000	Latonya M. Heyward Latonya.Heyward@va.gov
Northport VA Medical Center 79 Middleville Road Northport, NY 11768 631-261-4400	Melanie Brodsky Melanie.Brodsky@va.gov
Albany Stratton VA Medical Center 113 Holland Avenue Albany, NY 12208 518-626-5000	Jennifer N. Audette Jennifer.Audette@va.gov
Bath VA Medical Center 76 Veterans Avenue Bath, NY 14810 585-394-2000	Jennifer Haggerty Jennifer.Haggerty@va.gov
Syracuse VA Medical Center 800 Irving Avenue Syracuse, NY 13210 315-425-4400	Cheryl M. Cox Cheryl.Cox@va.gov
Canandaigua VA Medical Center 400 Fort Hill Avenue Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-394-2000	Jennifer Haggerty Jennifer.Haggerty@va.gov
VA Hudson Valley Health Care System Montrose and Castle Pointe 2094 Albany Post Road Montrose, NY 10548 (914) 737-4400 Castle Point Campus 41 Castle Point Rd Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 845-831-2000	Curtis A. Blalock Curtis.Blalock@va.gov
VA New York Harbor Health Care System Brooklyn Campus 800 Poly Place Brooklyn, NY 11209 718-836-6600 Manhattan Campus 423 E 23 Street New York, NY 10010 212-686-7500	Emily B. Kalb Emily.Kalb@va.gov
VA Western New York Health Care System Buffalo VA Medical Center 3495 Bailey Avenue Buffalo, NY 14094 716-834-9200 800-532-8387 Batavia VA Medical Center 222 Richmond Ave Batavia, NY 14020 585- 297-1000	Alicia F. Kaufman-Bernhardt Alicia.Kaufman-Bernhardt@va.gov

North Carolina	ACP-GV Site Lead
Charles George VA Medical Center 1100 Tunnel Road Asheville, NC 28805 828-298-7911	Emily M. Pitts Emily.Pitts@va.gov
Durham VA Medical Center 508 Fulton Street Durham, NC 27705 919-286-0411	Nina L. Leflore-Lloyd Nina.Leflore-Lloyd@va.gov
Fayetteville VA Medical Center 2300 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 910-488-2120	Telia Virgin Telia.Virgin@va.gov
Salisbury VA Medical Center 1601 Brenner Avenue Salisbury, NC 28144 704-638-9000	Mark D. Heuser Mark.Heuser@va.gov

Ohio	ACP-GV Site Lead
Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center 420 N. James Rd Columbus, OH 43219 614-257-5200	John M. Fry John.Fry@va.gov
Chillicothe VA Medical Center 17273 State Route 104 Chillicothe, OH 45601 740-773-1141	Rose A. Pollard Rose.Pollard@va.gov
Cincinnati VA Medical Center 3200 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45220 513-861-3100	Christie Watson Christie.Watson@va.gov
Dayton VA Medical Center 4100 W. Third Street Dayton, OH 45428 937-268-6511	Kim Powell Kim.Powell@va.gov
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center 8787 Brookpark Road Parma, OH 44129 216-791-3800	Felix C. Esmurdoc Felix.Esmurdoc@va.gov

Oklahoma	ACP-GV Site Lead
Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center 1011 Honor Heights Dr. Muskogee, OK 74401 918-577-3000	Theresa E. Williams Theresa.Williams4@va.gov
Oklahoma City VA Medical Center 921 NE 13th Street Oklahoma City, OK 73104	Cale Powers Cale.Powers@va.gov

Pennsylvania	ACP-GV Site Lead
Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave. Lebanon, PA 17042 717-272-6621	Jessica N. Lightner Jessica.Lightner@va.gov
VA Butler Healthcare 325 New Castle Road Butler, PA 16001 800-362-8262	Jaime Halaszynski Jaime.Halaszynski@va.gov
Coatesville VA Medical Center 1400 Blackhorse Hill Road Coatesville, PA 19320 610-384-7711 800-290-6172	Kelly E. Tuturice Kelly.Tuturice@va.gov
Erie VA Medical Center 135 East 38th Street Boulevard Erie, PA 16504 800-274-8387	Amy Tabatcher Amy.Tabatcher@va.gov
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center 2907 Pleasant Valley Blvd Altoona, PA 16602 814-943-8164	Kandee W. Doherty Kandee.Doherty@va.gov
Crescenz VA Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-823-5800	Maria E. Cellini Maria.Cellini@va.gov
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System H. John Heinz Campus 1010 Delafield Road Pittsburgh, PA 15215 412-822-2222 866-482-7488	Laura Akers Laura.Akers@va.gov
Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center 1111 East End Blvd. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 570-824-3521	Crystal A. Arcarese Crystal.Arcarese@va.gov

South Carolina	ACP-GV Site Lead
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center 109 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29401 843-577-5011	Debra A. King Debra.King3@va.gov
Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center 6439 Garners Ferry Road Columbia, SC 29209 803-776-4000	Sherree L. Colvin Sherree.Colvin@va.gov

South Dakota	ACP-GV Site Lead
Sioux Falls VA Health Care System PO Box 5046 Sioux Falls, SD 57117 605-336-3230	Susan K. Morgan Susan.Morgan1@va.gov
VA Black Hills Health Care System Fort Meade Campus 113 Comanche Road Fort Meade, SD 57741 605-347-2511 800-743-1070 Hot Springs Campus 500 North 5th St. Hot Springs, SD 57747 605-745-2000 800-764-5370	Jennifer Hataway-Wallace Jennifer.Hataway-Wallace@va.gov

Texas	ACP-GV Site Lead
Amarillo VA Health Care System Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center 6010 Amarillo Blvd West Amarillo, TX 79106 806-355-9703 800-687-8262	Edward A. Bustos Edward.Bustos@va.gov
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System Olin E. Teague Veterans' Medical Center 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive Temple, TX 76504 254-778-4811 800-423-2111 Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 4800 Memorial Drive Waco, TX 76711 254-752-6581 800-423-2111	Arlyn Ogden Vallejo Arlyn.Vallejo@va.gov
El Paso VA Health Care System 5001 N. Piedras El Paso, TX 79930 915-564-6100	Rosa Olivares Rosa.Olivares@va.gov
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center 2002 Holcombe Blvd Houston, TX 77030 713-791-1414	Denice Green Denice.green@va.gov
South Texas Veterans Health Care System Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital 7400 Merton Minter Blvd San Antonio, TX 78229 210-617-5300 877-469-5300 Kerrville VA Hospital 3600 Memorial Blvd Kerrville, TX 78028 866-487-1653	Patti Hernandez Patti.Hernandez@va.gov
VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System VA Health Care Center at McAllen 901 E. Hackberry McAllen, TX 78503 956-291-9000 855-864-0516	Zelena S. Escobar Zelena.Escobar@va.gov
VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center 4500 S. Lancaster Rd. Dallas, TX 75216 214-742-8387 800-849-3597	Jamelia Q. Cullins Jamelia.Cullins@va.gov
West Texas VA Health Care System George H. O'Brien, Jr. VA Medical Center 300 Veterans Blvd Big Spring, TX 79720 432-263-7361	Natalee T. Castillo natalee.castillo@va.gov

Virginia	ACP-GV Site Lead
Hampton VA Medical Center 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton, VA 23667 757-722-9961	Yvonne Bailey Yvonne.Bailey@va.gov
Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center 1201 Broad Rock Blvd. Richmond, VA 23249 804-675-5000	Erin M. Sellers Erin.Sellers@va.gov
Salem VA Medical Center 1970 Roanoke Blvd. Salem, VA 24153 540-982-2463	Susanne M. Tribble Susanne.Tribble@va.gov

West Virginia	ACP-GV Site Lead
Beckley VA Medical Center 200 Veterans Avenue Beckley, WV 25801 304-255-2121	Brittany L. Henderson brittany.henderson1@va.gov
Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center 1 Medical Center Drive Clarksburg, WV 26301 304-623-3461 800-733-0512	Angela D. Wagner Angela.Wagner@va.gov
Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center 1540 Spring Valley Dr. Huntington, WV 25704 304-429-6741	LeeAnn Bills LeeAnn.Bills@va.gov
Martinsburg VA Medical Center 510 Butler Avenue Martinsburg, WV 25405 304-263-0811 800-817-3807	Monique M. Smith Monique.Smith@va.gov

Wisconsin	ACP-GV Site Lead
Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center 5000 W. National Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53295 414-384-2000	Nichole J. Duchow Nichole.Duchow@va.gov
Tomah VA Medical Center 500 E. Veterans Street Tomah, WI 54660 608-372-3971	Becca D. Hammond Becca.Hammond@va.gov
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital 2500 Overlook Terrace Madison, WI 53705 608-256-1901 888-478-8321	Kelli N. Weichelt Kelli.Weichelt@va.gov

Wyoming	ACP-GV Site Lead
Cheyenne VA Medical Center 2360 East Pershing Blvd. Cheyenne, WY 82001 307-778-7550 888-483-9127	Casey M. Simpson Casey.Simpson@va.gov
Sheridan VA Medical Center 1898 Fort Road Sheridan, WY 82801 307-672-3473 866-822-6714	John W. Slaughter John.Slaughter@va.gov

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