News Releases
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July 20, 2026[AURORA, COLO] – VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (VA ECHCS) received funding for Non-recurring Maintenance projects in the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, after receiving funds earlier in the year [February 2026 Release/May 2026 Release].
July 9, 2026This July, veterans across the country will arrive in Detroit to participate in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games – an annual adaptive sports competition co-presented by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA).
July 9, 2026This July, veterans across the country will arrive in Detroit to participate in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games – an annual adaptive sports competition co-presented by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA).
May 29, 2026VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System’s (VA ECHCS) Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMR VAMC) was recently designated as an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence.
May 19, 2026VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) announced today that it received a 5-star rating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating report.
May 15, 2026VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) received funding for Non-recurring Maintenance projects in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, after receiving funding in the first quarter of the fiscal year.
April 16, 2026VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System announced today that the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center was recently recertified under the Geriatric Surgery Verification, also known as the Aging Veteran Surgical Wellness program.
February 27, 2026AURORA, CO – VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) today announced it has begun infrastructure upgrades to ensure safe and effective patient care.
January 12, 2026The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Duane Gill, FACHE, as the new Director of the VA Eastern Colorado Health care System (ECHCS), starting Jan. 11, 2026.
December 1, 2025WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it permanently housed 51,936 homeless veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025.