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Polytrauma/TBI System of Care

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Welcome to the Denver Polytrauma Network Site

The Denver Polytrauma Network Site in the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System is one of 23 facilities in the country designed to provide long-term rehabilitative care to Veterans and Servicemembers who experienced severe injuries (including brain injuries) to more than one organ system.  For more information about Polytrauma, visit the national Polytrauma System of Care page.

Find out more about the services available at the Denver Polytrauma Network Site!

Find out more about TBI from a soldier's perspective- Traumatic Brain Injury: A Soldier's Story in His Own Words.
[VA Salt Lake City OEF/OIF Program]

Mental Health Support/Veterans Crisis Line

Many Veterans with Polytrauma injuries also need mental health support.  If you or someone you know is having trouble readjusting to civilian life, is having trouble sleeping, or is experiencing mood swings, depression, or other signs of extreme stress, we can offer free or low-cost assistance and care.

Veterans Crisis Line.

Veterans Crisis Line (1-800-273-8255)

For immediate help, call the National Veterans Crisis Line at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Your call is confidential and can also be anonymous. Or, you may have a confidential online conversation with a professional on the National Veterans Crisis Line Web Chat site 

Readjustment Counseling System (Vet Centers)

National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

VA Mental Health Program

 

  Denver VAMC

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (Denver)
1700 N Wheeling St
Aurora, CO 80045
(303) 399-8020
Toll Free: (888) 336-8262

Polytrauma Program Coordinator
Admissions and Referral Officer:
Kristen Grigsby
(720) 723-3056

Polytrauma Nurse Case Manager:
Staci Harmon
(720) 837-8626

Polytrauma Social Worker:
Jonathan Gill, LISW
720-517-7645

Polytrauma Medical Director:
Susan E. Ladley PT, MD, FAAPMR
(720) 723-3055

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, is a proud member of Rocky Mountain Network - Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19.

Additional Information

If you are interested in more information about admission to the Denver Polytrauma Network Site or want to schedule an evaluation, please contact Kristen Grigsby, our Polytrauma Network Site Program Coordinator, at 720-723-3056.

Returning Servicemembers

Veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom and/or Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) should contact their local OEF/OIF Coordinator for information about benefits and health care enrollment.

Points of contact for returning Veterans and Servicemembers throughout VISN 19 in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, and Oklahoma:

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