News Releases
Get the latest news from VA Eastern Colorado-area medical centers and clinics. For more information about VA Eastern Colorado health care, contact our public affairs office at 303-399-8020.
VA ECHCS opens Space Center VA Clinic, continuing Colorado Springs expansions
September 11, 2023VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) will celebrate the official opening of Space Center VA Clinic on Sept. 13, as part of its continued VA facility expansion efforts in Colorado Springs, at 565 Space Center Dr., Suite 130.
PACT Act enrollment period for combat Veterans ends Sept. 30
August 22, 2023Veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and other post-9/11 combat zones may enroll in VA health care without first applying for VA benefits, a special enrollment period that ends Sept. 30.
VA partners with counties for regional PACT Act events
August 03, 2023Veterans, and their survivors, are invited to participate in two PACT Act-related regional events put on by VA and local county Veteran service offices. They take place from Aug. 7-9 in Colorado Springs and Aug. 8 in La Junta, ahead of the deadline for backdated claims.
VA Eastern Colorado earns top federal rating
August 02, 2023VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) announced today that Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora earned a top five-star rating from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
VetFest brings PACT Act to Eastern Colorado Veterans
July 19, 2023VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) will host its VetFest event July 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora.
VA ECHCS ribbon-cutting to kick off expansions in Colorado Springs
March 29, 2023VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) will celebrate April 7 a facility expansion that more than doubles the size of a VA clinic, the first of several area projects making way this year for additional VA services in Colorado Springs.
VA ECHCS to host Front Range resource fairs, offer toxic-exposure screenings
March 02, 2023VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) will host resource fairs and town halls March 14-16 in three Front Range communities.
VA ECHCS to host hiring fair in Aurora
February 21, 2023VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) will host a hiring fair Feb. 25 at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora.
VA Eastern Colorado ‘Goes Red for Women’
February 07, 2023VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) will host a women’s health event Feb. 9 at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora.
VA clinic quilters to recognize 5 Pikes Peak WWII Veterans
February 02, 2023Five Pikes Peak area Veterans who served in World War II are scheduled for recognition Feb. 7 at PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom VA Clinic in Colorado Springs.