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Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center Fax Number — How to Find the Current Line

Trying to find Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center's fax number? The honest answer is that it depends on the office — and the current line comes from the hospital, not an old listing. Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center is part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health system, a VA medical center in Albany, New York, serving patients across New York and the surrounding region. Rather than list a number that changes, this page shows how to get the current one and fax it securely.

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Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center Fax Number

Request records through Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center's Release of Information office and confirm the fax with them directly

Hours: ROI and community care staff work weekday hours, while urgent clinical faxes reach the units any time.

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What You Can Fax to Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center

  • Compensation and pension exam documents
  • Release-of-information (ROI) authorizations
  • Non-VA provider records for coordination
  • Advance directives and health-proxy forms
  • Disability and benefits paperwork
Tip: Put the patient's full name, date of birth, and medical record number on every page so Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center can match documents that get separated during intake. Name the receiving office — the Release of Information office or the specific clinic — on the cover sheet, and add your callback number. Combine the documents into one job so they stay in order, and save the transmission receipt.

Getting the working fax line for Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center

Because Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center routes faxes by office, the number you need is the one the receiving team publishes. Use Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center's release-of-information request form, which names where to send the authorization. Confirming the line first is a two-minute step that prevents a misrouted record.

The records-request path at Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center

Sending patient history to Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center means reaching the records team that manages charts. Staff verify the patient identifiers on the authorization before releasing anything. List the exact dates and record types you need so nothing is missed.

HIPAA and your fax to Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center

Patient records are protected health information, so how you fax them to Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center matters. HIPAA permits faxing PHI over a compliant, encrypted service — not a shared office machine or a free app. Send FAX Mail encrypts pages in transit and includes HIPAA from the Professional plan at $39.99/month, with the Business plan at $79.99/month for higher volume — a safer route for records going to Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center than a public machine.

Faxing to Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center — FAQ

No. Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center routes faxes to separate department lines, so the Release of Information office and the patient intake team do not share a number. Each area — records, referrals, health administration — answers a different fax. Confirm the correct line for the office you are reaching before you send. When in doubt, ask Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center for the office by name.

Label each page with the patient's name, date of birth, and record number. State the specific Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center office the fax is for on the cover sheet. That keeps the records matched to the right chart at Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center. Clear labeling is what keeps a multi-page record together at Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center.

You can send to Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center any time, though routine paperwork is worked during business hours. Administrative offices keep a Monday-to-Friday schedule. The emergency department and inpatient units accept urgent clinical faxes 24/7. Expect same-day handling only for the clinical items the units watch for.

It can be, with the right service. HIPAA turns on using a compliant, encrypted service rather than a public one. Send FAX Mail includes HIPAA from the Professional plan at $39.99/month and encrypts documents in transit for records bound for Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center. A secure send protects both you and the patient whose chart it is.

Submit a signed Release of Information request to the ROI office. Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center will confirm the fax or the VA.gov route. List your identifiers and the exact records and dates so the ROI office can pull them. A brief call ahead helps staff watch for a time-sensitive fax. Doing it that way avoids the most common cause of a delay.

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