Veterans Affairs (VA) Eastern Colorado Health Care System notifies Veterans of personal information breach

The letters informed them their personal information, containing their full name, last four of their Social Security number, mailing address, email address, and phone number, was emailed to 75 VA ECHCS veterans in error.

On January 30, 2025, a VA ECHCS program office inadvertently attached a spreadsheet with the above information to an email sent, intending to attach flyers for an upcoming event. VA ECHCS immediately attempted to recall the email upon discovery of the error. However, this attempt was unsuccessful. VA ECHCS immediately sent another email to the original recipients requesting they delete the prior email containing the spreadsheet.

Veterans affected have received a HIPAA Notification Letter in the mail containing details on what information was at risk. Veterans who have questions or concerns about whether their personal information may have been involved can call 1-833-935-6747 between the hours of 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday through Friday to gather information related to this breach.

About VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System:

VA ECHCS provides health care services to veterans from Eastern Colorado and Western Kansas at 17 locations in eastern Colorado. VA ECHCS locations include the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical center in Aurora, Colorado, as well as a Community Referral and Resource Center in Denver, a 40-bed community living center (nursing home) in Pueblo, and a 40-bed residential rehabilitation facility for homeless Veterans in Lakewood. To learn more about the services each Eastern Colorado health care location offers, visit the Eastern Colorado health services page.

VA ECHCS is one of the leading VA health care systems in the Rocky Mountain Region. We’re an innovative care center and medical research facility within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 (VISN 19). VISN 19 spans 540,000 square miles across 10 states. It includes medical centers in Aurora and Grand Junction, Colorado; Fort Harrison, Montana; Cheyenne and Sheridan, Wyoming; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Oklahoma City and Muskogee, Oklahoma; and 123 other health care sites. Learn more about VISN 19.

For more information, please contact Nick Sanchez, Acting Public Affairs Officer, VHAECHPAO@va.gov.

Nick Sanchez, Acting Public Affairs Officer