Lynchburg CBOC - Community Based Outpatient Clinic

Levi Johnston a year ago

Physical Medical Care- 5/5 stars- For all things non-mental related, I have been treated very well and will recommend this facility to anyone who needs physical medical care. Mental Care- 2/5 stars- The intake session I just had today can only be described as horrendous. The psychiatrist, who I am very generously not naming, was beyond rude, and wasn't listening to the full story. Actually, that's not true- she was listening, but only when she wanted to, and would not listen to any additional information or feedback that did not relate to her questions. If she didn't ask about it, she didn't care/it didn't exist. I have already been diagnosed and was simply trying to take advantage of more cost-effective care, but this psychiatrist was trying to break apart my whole story to the point where it felt like I was being interrogated. Even after all that, when I asked if she had any recommendations for a treatment plan, all she asked was if I wanted to up one of my meds, NOT ONE RELATED TO THE DIAGNOSIS MIND YOU, and if I wanted to schedule a follow up session. This is one of the few if not first times I've felt like part of a quota with the VA, and this is why we don't like the VA. I w

Jeff Saunders 3 years ago

Not much to sing the praises of here. Staff are reluctant to help those in severe pain, all are too scared to prescribe any form of pain medication. Letting patients suffer with chronic pain issues is a very sad statement on providing decent care.

Jeremiah Sampson 5 years ago

My experiences have been very good. I've been seen at this clinic for 12 years now. Since I live in Bedford and work in Lynchburg I consider it an asset especially since I don't have time to go to Salem. They make sure i get the tests I need. The sent me for a CT exam that ended up detecting Cancer in its early stage. Had i gone to the normal doctors my health insurance would not have allowed the CT so rapidly. I owe them. Its a ginormous government agency. There will be hiccups. My only issue is there does seem to be a heavy turn over with doctors which sometimes leads to long waits for appointments.

Randy T 6 years ago

Very clean clinic. Friendly staff. Appointments are called on time. I have been going to this clinic for five years and never had a bad experience, so not sure what these other reviews are all about. I drive 90 miles just to go to this clinic. I only wish they had an X-Ray machine and a in house pharmacy for us veterans.

Jennifer Olivas 7 years ago

My husband was sent here by the Salem VA, when he actually needed emergency care. Instead of taking his vitals and referring him to LGH, they worried too much about who said what and why he was sent there. Told us we needed to go to Salem ER and not Lynchburg. This was after waiting for an hour, they sent us away without even an exam. Called a patient advocate and she sent him straight to LGH. The nurse we saw at the Lynchburg Cboc was very condescending and made us feel like we were dumb when we were very frustrated because my husband does not have private insurance and we wanted to make sure that he was covered. Very bad experience. The VA needs some serious work.