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Due to staff departures from the Salida VA Clinic, the clinic hours will temporarily be reduced starting on October 7. The new clinic hours will be Tuesday-Thursday from 9am-12pm and 12:30-3:30pm. Lab draw appointments will be available on Tuesday mornings only.

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Read about what's happening in our VA Eastern Colorado health care community.

The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System Research Service, with an inclusive mission, aspires to discover knowledge, develop VA researchers and health care leaders, and create innovations.

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Veterans, it’s time to reclaim your health—VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System can help you quit tobacco for good!

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At VA, we understand that care for our Veterans doesn’t stop when they leave a VA medical center.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Amanda Lopez, a VA ECHCS RN with referral coordination team, and Brian Murphy, a VA ECHCS licensed clinical social worker and VA/DOD liaison, recently took part in Honor Flights to Washington, D.C., to help honor and pay respects to veterans in September of 2024.

When her VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System recreation therapist called Jataya Taylor and invited her to a fencing program, Taylor didn’t expect that it would put her on the road to the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. But that is where she is headed later this month.

Eleven VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System nurses were nominated for Luminary Awards at the 2024 Denver Regional Nightingale Association Luminary Celebration on May 23, at the Hilton Denver Inverness, with four earning the Luminary Award in their respective categories.

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Do you know how to access your VA health care on federal holidays?

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Iverson “Ivan” Taylor, a retired U.S. Air Force Veteran from Denver, Colorado, is known for his soulful guitar playing.

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Diane Erickson has been named VA’s National Advisory Committee’s (NAC) Female Volunteer of the Year. She will be recognized at the NAC’s annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri, in May.

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A Veteran who is traveling or transferring to an area served by a different VA health care system can maintain medical care without interruption or treatment delay. It simply requires pre-planning.

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