Duane B. Gill FACHE

Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Gill served as Executive Medical Center Director for the Montana VA Health Care System beginning June 30, 2024, as well as Interim Director of the VA Sheridan Health Care System since June 2025. He previously held the position of Medical Center Director for the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System and served as Deputy Director for VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System from 2017 to 2020. Earlier in his career, he was Associate Director for VA Central Western Massachusetts from 2014 to 2017 and served as Acting Director at both the Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, and VA Eastern Colorado.

Mr. Gill, a U.S. Navy Veteran, is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). He earned a master’s degree in management from Indiana Wesleyan University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Eastern Kentucky University.

More about VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS)

VA ECHCS is a Joint Commission-accredited, complexity level 1A facility covering more than 44,000 square miles. The central campus, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, is in Aurora, Colo. The health care system has outpatient clinics throughout Colorado in Alamosa, Aurora, Golden, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, La Junta, Lamar, Burlington, and Salida.

The system also includes a 40-bed community living center, Jewell Polytrauma and Low Vision Clinic, the Homeless Domiciliary at Valor Point, the Community Resource and Referral Center (CRRC), and a new 20-bed Ascend Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Domiciliary. 

VA ECHCS supports research through a Geriatric Research and Education Service, a Mental Illness Research Education Clinical Center of Excellence and a Center for Innovation for Veteran-centered and value-driven care. VA ECHCS has a strong academic affiliation with the University of Colorado, supporting more than 1,300 medical students, residents and allied health professionals. The system employs about 3,700 people.