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The Office of Public Affairs can assist local media with queries, interview requests, and expert information about the VA Black Hills Healthcare System. PHONE: 605-720-7451 or 605-490-5074 

or 605-490-8014 or 605-347-1743  EMAIL: [email protected] After hours or on weekends, call the operator at and ask for the administrator on duty. SUBMIT A FOIA REQUEST Under the

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), you have a right to federal agency records unless those records are protected from disclosure by specific exemptions or exclusions laid out in law.

REQUESTING RECORDS MAINTAINED BY VA BLACK HILLS EMAIL: [email protected].  MAIL: FORT MEADE VA MEDICAL CENTER Release of Information 113 Comanche Road Fort Meade, SD 57741-1002 HOT

SPRINGS VA MEDICAL CENTER Release of Information 500 North Fifth Street Hot Springs, SD 57747-1480 FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR REQUEST TO VA BLACK HILLS Phone: 605-347-2511, ext. 17501

ADDITIONAL FOIA REQUEST INFORMATION REPORT AN ISSUE GIVE US WEBSITE FEEDBACK To report a technical issue or give us feedback about this site, email our web team at: 

[email protected] REPORT SUSPECTED FRAUD OR MISMANAGEMENT Contact the VA Office of the Inspector General (VAOIG) to report suspected criminal activity, fraud, inadequate patient

care, or mismanagement of VA programs or government resources. PHONE: 800-488-8244 MAIL: VA Inspector General Hotline (53H) 810 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20420 Learn more about the VA

OIG hotline. REPORT PATIENT CARE OR SAFETY ISSUES If you have any concerns about the care and safety of patients or residents, THE FIRST STEP IS TO CONTACT HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT. If

management did not address or resolve your concerns, contact the Joint Commission. SUBMIT A COMPLAINT ONLINE: https://www.jointcommission.org/report_a_complaint.aspx PHONE: 800-994-6610 FAX:

EMAIL: [email protected] MAIL: Office of Quality Monitoring The Joint Commission One Renaissance Boulevard Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181