VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System

06/01/2026

How can we get the best treatments to Veterans who need them? Rocky Mountain MIRECC partnered with other VA researchers to bring fully virtual, quality su***de prevention treatments to Veterans in each of its 139 healthcare systems. Read more here: (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12930348/).

06/01/2026

For 80 years, VA health care has been shaped by research and informed by Veterans’ experience, setting the foundation for a future of exceptional health care.
Every study and every advancement builds on the one before it—pushing Veteran care forward.

05/31/2026

Make World No To***co Day your Day 1 for quitting to***co.

78% of VHA-enrolled Veterans who smoked have already successfully quit, and you can too.

Talk to your VA provider about VA’s winning combination of counseling and medication and find what’s right for you.

Learn more about your options: Mentalhealth.va.gov/quit-to***co/how-to-quit.asp

05/29/2026

To our veterans living in Golden and the surrounding areas, starting in June, the Golden Clinic is offering weekly, free, drop-in Yoga class in Room 2011, on Tuesdays at 9-10a.m., and Wednesdays at 12:05-12:55 p.m.

Any attendees who need a shorter Yoga experience are asked to set up their mats in the back, right corner of the room so they may exit quietly at 12:30 p.m.

If you do not have a Yoga mat, don't worry. Yoga mats will be provided.

It should be noted, if attendance is low, the class may potentially be cancelled.

05/29/2026

VA Eastern Colorado is recruiting veterans who are experiencing, PTSD-related nightmares to participate in a research study to help us understand if improving sleep quality, by reducing the impact of nightmares, can improve cardiovascular health.

To be eligible for the study, veterans must experience repetitive nightmares related to PTSD and be between the ages of 22 and 88 years old.

If interested, use your phone to scan the QR code in the image provided and complete the optional preliminary eligibility survey.

For any questions, contact Claire Cox at [email protected].

05/29/2026

Stay healthy this BBQ season with these food safety tips :

⏰ Don’t leave food out for more than 2 hours.

🧊 Refrigerate leftovers right away so that the internal temperature reaches 41°F or below within 6 hours.

🚫 Don’t take chances with your health! If you don’t know how long food has been sitting around, toss it out.

05/28/2026

No matter how long you've used to***co, you have plenty to gain by quitting.
Stopping can improve your mental health, energy, muscles, immune system, and bones and has been shown to increase life expectancy at any age.

VA can help you trade to***co for healthier routines.
Sign up for SmokefreeVET at Smokefree.gov/VET or by texting VET to 47848.

05/28/2026

Tornadoes happen, VA can help!
For non-emergent medical advice, call or chat with VA Health Connect for virtual care. VA Health Connect Nurse Triage and Appointment Scheduling services are available by phone 24/7 nationwide. Prescription services are also available; call VA Health Connect for more information.

05/27/2026

Looking for ways to practice self-care this summer? Come experience a Whole Health Well-being class or group. Offerings will be held at the Golden VA clinic, the PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Clinic, the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, and virtually. Offerings will include different types of meditation, Tai Chi, Yoga, Expressive Arts, Acupressure, and Whole Health Skill Building. For more information about Whole Health Well-being offerings please visit https://www.va.gov/eastern-colorado-health-care/programs/whole-health/ or contact Tiffani Guinn by calling 720-376-5587 or sending a secure message in MyHealthEVet to ECHCS-Whole Health.

05/27/2026