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Find phone numbers and contact information at VA Black Hills Health Care System for frequently requested services like patient advocates, medical records, billing and insurance, and more.

Patient help and resources

Need help? Contact a patient advocate

If you need help getting care or resolving an issue with VA, get help from one of our trained patient advocates.

Medical records office

Access your medical records online or request a copy of your records from our Release of Information office.

Billing and insurance

Pay your VA Black Hills health Care System bill online, by phone, mail, or in person. You can also raise issues or address billing disputes.

Pharmacy

Find out how to refill your prescriptions, where to pick up new prescription orders, and how to safely dispose of your medicines.

Phone directory and mailing address

Find phone numbers for many of the administrative and program offices at VA Black Hills health care.

Mailing addresses

Fort Meade VA Medical Center
113 Comanche Road
Fort Meade, SD 57741-1002

Hot Springs VA Medical Center
500 North Fifth Street
Hot Springs, SD 57747-1480

Main phone numbers

Fort Meade VA Medical Center
Local: 605-347-2511
Toll-free: 800-743-1070

Hot Springs VA Medical Center
Local: 605-745-2000
Toll-free: 800-764-5370

To use TeleType (TTY) services: dial 711

Media and press

The Office of Public Affairs can assist local media with queries, interview requests, and expert information about the VA Black Hills Healthcare System.

Phone: 605-720-7451 or 605-490-5074 or 605-490-8014 or 605-347-1743 
Email: vhabhhcspublicaffairs@va.gov

After hours or on weekends, call the operator at and ask for the administrator on duty.

Submit a FOIA request

Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), you have a right to federal agency records unless those records are protected from disclosure by specific exemptions or exclusions laid out in law.

Requesting records maintained by VA Black Hills

Email: BlackHillsVAFOIA@va.gov
Mail:

Fort Meade VA Medical Center
Release of Information
113 Comanche Road
Fort Meade, SD 57741-1002

Hot Springs VA Medical Center
Release of Information
500 North Fifth Street
Hot Springs, SD 57747-1480

For questions about your request to VA Black Hills

Phone: 605-347-2511, ext. 17501

Additional FOIA request information

Report an issue

Give us website feedback

To report a technical issue or give us feedback about this site, email our web team at:  VHABHHCSPUBLICAFFAIRS@va.gov

Report suspected fraud or mismanagement

Contact the VA Office of the Inspector General (VAOIG) to report suspected criminal activity, fraud, inadequate patient care, or mismanagement of VA programs or government resources.

Phone: 800-488-8244

Mail:
VA Inspector General Hotline (53H)
810 Vermont Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20420

Learn more about the VA OIG hotline.

Report patient care or safety issues

If you have any concerns about the care and safety of patients or residents, the first step is to contact hospital management. If management did not address or resolve your concerns, contact the Joint Commission.

Submit a complaint online: https://www.jointcommission.org/report_a_complaint.aspx
Phone: 800-994-6610
Fax:
Email: complaint@jointcommission.org

Mail:
Office of Quality Monitoring
The Joint Commission
One Renaissance Boulevard
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

To schedule an appointment, call: (CALL CENTER)