Pine Ridge VA Clinic | VA Black Hills Health Care
Mental Health • Pine Ridge, SD
Clinic Type
Mental Health
Address
Pine Ridge VA Clinic
Phone
Main phone: [not provided in extracted text]
Richard.Zerbst@va.gov
Opening Hours
Mon: Closed; Tue: Closed; Wed: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Thu: Closed; Fri: Closed; Sat: Closed; Sun: Closed
Telehealth
Virtual visits by appointment only
Services Offered
Technology & Equipment
Insurance & Payment
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Languages Spoken
FAQs
What mental health services are offered?
Outpatient mental health care including individual and group therapy for psychiatric disorders, PTSD, anxiety, depression, addiction, personality disorders, and related issues; counseling and support for PTSD, mood and trauma-related concerns.
Main Phone
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Service Hours
The service hours are the same as our facility hours.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Apple Maps, WebMD, Vitals: 100% (1 rating reported) (Very limited (effectively 0-1 across major platforms))
Patients praise
- Restoration of in-person, face-to-face health services as of late 2024
- Partnership with Indian Health Services (IHS) to expand local access
- Provides primary care, mental health, and PTSD services
Common complaints
- Limited historical in-person access due to COVID-19 closures (prior to 2024 reopening)
- Transportation barriers and travel distances for veterans
- Low public engagement/feedback metrics
"But we’re in a position now with staffing, to bring face-to-face visits back, and that’s what our veterans want."
— Dr. Brian Bowers, Chief of Staff for Black Hills Veterans Affairs"So the key is access. A veteran has got to feel connected and they have to have access to all the services that they earned."
— Dr. Christie Prairie Chicken, Director of The Office of Tribal HealthSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- VA Black Hills earns top 5-star federal quality rating | NEWS RADIO KOTA-AM 1380AM/100.7FM — May 26, 2026
- Amber N. Janis, NP - Nurse Practitioner in Pine Ridge, SD — May 14, 2026
- Delivering Care in Pine Ridge, South Dakota - SaportaReport — Aug 11, 2025
- Embracing The Future: Sioux Falls VA's Journey To The Federal Electronic Health Record | VA Sioux Falls Health Care | Veterans Affairs — Jun 4, 2026
- Sioux Falls V.A. prepares for new medical records rollout — Jun 19, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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