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ECHCS Veterans Resource Guide: The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System has just published our new Veterans Resource Guide! Find out more here!
Caring For Those Who Care: It isn't just our outstanding providers who offer health services to our Veterans. ECHCS wants to recognize the caregivers who help outside of our facilities. November is Caregiver Month!
VA Employee Recognized for Quick Action: VISN 19 CFO Eliott Vanderstek is recognized by ECHCS Director Lynette Roff and Veteran Wayne Field for his quick action in a dangerous situation.
Denver VAMC Announces Groundbreaking Research Initiative: The Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) at the Eastern Colorado Health Care System is co-directing a major new military suicide research effort.
VA Announces Contractor for New Denver VA Medical Center: VA has announced the contractor who will construct the brand new, state-of-the art Denver VA Medical Center. Check out the details here.

From the Veterans Health Administration

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Memorial Day - When America Remembers: Memorial Day — a time for the nation to pause and remember the service of deceased Veterans and military members who died on active duty, a time when Americans honor the fallen.
VA Launches Hotline for Women Veterans: The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new hotline to respond to questions from Veterans, their families and caregivers about the many VA services and resources available to women Veterans.
VA Medical Centers Named for Presidents: Can you name the three VA medical centers named for United States presidents? Here’s a story on the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the Hudson Valley Healthcare System in Montrose, New York.
Research Today Means Healthier Tomorrow: May 13-17 is National VA Research Week with the theme “VA Research Inspires.” VA Research has been part of advances in treating heart disease, diabetes, spinal cord injury and mental health disorders.
PTSD Help: With You When You Need It Most: VA is making it possible for Veterans to access PTSD information in mobile friendly formats. Check out the mobile self-help apps and “treatment companion” apps. Find “Where to Get Help for PTSD.”
VA Nurses: Quality and Innovation in Patient Care: VA salutes our 80,000 nurses during National Nurses Week…and every week. Every day, VA’s nurses provide state-of-the-art, cost-effective nursing care to America’s Veterans and their families.
Stress? Problems? Here is Free Online Help!: Moving Forward is an online program that helps overcome life’s challenges. Designed specifically for Veterans and Military Service Members, but can anyone can use it to make problems more manageable.
An Easier-to-Understand Billing Statement: VA, with help from Veterans, has created a more patient-friendly statement that is easier to understand. The improved statement has a concise layout and several new features that Veterans wanted.
Two Volunteers at Erie VA Team Up to Save a Veteran's Life: When a Veteran’s life hung in the balance, two volunteers worked together calmly and efficiently to render aid. Their efforts may have made the difference between life and death.
PTSD Study: Men Versus Women: In an effort to develop PTSD treatments that are geared more precisely to the unique needs of men and women, VA researchers have begun to investigate how men and women learn to fear.