Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center
McHenry VA Clinic


Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the services on this page may have changed. For up-to-date information, please visit our Operating Status page.
Hours
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed weekends and holidays
Directions
Closest Cross Streets: Located near Bull Valley Rd & South Front Street (31)
Metra: McHenry Stations
Registration/Enrollment
Patients must be registered, enrolled and eligible to receive services in our clinic. The first step is to complete an Application for Health Care Benefits (VA Form 10-10EZ). For more information, please visit our Eligibility page or read more about VA Health Benefits. Please remember to bring any private insurance information (if available) to the first appointment.
Primary Care
Each eligible patient is assigned a Primary Medical Care Provider. Together, with the clinic staff, they coordinate a patient’s care within the VA health system. Services offered through the McHenry Community Based Outpatient Clinic include:
•Diagnosis and management of your health care needs
•Health Promotion/Wellness Health Education
•Special Needs
•Senior Care
•Other Services
•Laboratory services.
•A pharmacist-managed Coumadin Clinic is available on site two days per week.
Women’s Health Services
We are committed to meeting the unique needs of Women Veterans by delivering the highest quality health care to each woman, while offering her the privacy, dignity and the sensitivity she deserves. Comprehensive primary care is offered to Women Veterans at the McHenry Clinic. Services include well women exams, preventive health care and gynecological services.
Social Work
The McHenry CBOC offers a community-based program:
•Readjustment Counseling
•Social Services Support
•Individual Therapy
•Family Therapy
•Family Education & Counseling
•Relapse Prevention
•Acute/Long-Term Inpatient Treatment
Mental Health Services
McHenry CBOC Mental Health providers have comprehensive treatment plans to best meet the needs of their patients. If medication is necessary for treatment, they will be prescribed and mailed
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Referrals
A patient may be referred to the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (our parent facility) for specialty consultations, such as Audiology (hearing tests), Ophthalmology (eye exams), Cardiology (heart specialists), Pulmonary, Gastroenterology, etc.
The McHenry CBOC sees patients by appointment only. It is not an Urgent Care facility.
•If you are not feeling well, please call us first.
•In case of emergencies, please call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.