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Coronavirus
COVID-19 vaccines: To get the latest updates and sign up to stay informed about COVID-19 vaccines, visit our vaccine information page.
For VA-specific information: Read our coronavirus FAQs and public health response, or use our coronavirus chatbot.
Prepare for a visit: Everyone entering our facilities is screened, and visitors are limited. Face coverings are mandatory. Please contact us first before going to any of our locations. For some needs, you may be able to get care at home by phone or video.
For the latest coronavirus information: Visit the CDC website.
COVID-19 Information and Montana VA Updates
Coronavirus Updates
As we plan for your safe care moving forward, the following safety measures are in place and will remain in place until further notice. Thank you for your patience during this uncertain time. VA is here for you. Learn more.
MTVAHCS COVID-19 Vaccines
As of Feb. 24, 2021, MTVAHCS will have provided first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to over 5,500 Montana Veterans (over 11 percent of all enrolled Montana Veterans) in 10 different Montana towns and at 26 vaccine clinics. For the latest and most updated vaccine numbers, please reference the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs website and filter the summary to be for Montana.
As vaccine doses become available, MTVAHCS will continue holding vaccination events around the state and will do so until all enrolled Veterans who want to receive a COVID-19 vaccine are immunized. Learn more.
Updated Safety Restrictions for Patients and Visitors
>Starting Feb. 16, 2001, inpatient Veterans at Fort Harrison VA Medical Center who are COVID negative are allowed to have visitors.
Please note that a maximum of two visitors at a time are allowed per Veteran during their inpatient stay. No visitors under the age of 18 are allowed inside VA facilities. All visitors in any MTVAHCS facility must wear a visitor’s badge and face mask that covers their nose and mouth at all times.
Inpatient visiting hours are available Monday-Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 4 p.m. Visitors will enter Fort Harrison VA Medical Center through the Emergency Department. To reach patients or medical staff on the 4th floor, please contact the nurse’s station at 406-447-7940. To reach patients or medical staff on the ICU floor, please call 447-7950. This policy is subject to change.