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Saturday, October 12, 2024

VA to face questions on Colonoscopies

Looks like the VA still hasn’t gotten it’s act together..

WASHINGTON — The questionable medical practices were first found at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Tennessee, then at VA facilities in Georgia and Florida.

Now, Veterans Affairs officials will face fresh questions about patient safety at a House hearing Tuesday after an internal review found continued weaknesses with colonoscopies and other procedures at the agency’s medical centers.

The latest findings — that fewer than half of VA facilities selected for surprise inspections in May had proper training and guidelines in place — are contained in an inspector general’s report to be released at the hearing. The findings, obtained in advance by The Associated Press, suggest that errors in colonoscopies and other minimally invasive procedures may be more widespread than initially believed.

You can read the rest of the Associated press article here on: NAVYTIMES

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One Response to “VA to face questions on Colonoscopies”
  1. Linda says:

    Catching HIV, etc. from Veteran Clinics is another reason why we don't want Obamas Federal Health Care Reform. The majority has said no, many times now and we would like Obama & his administration to quit forcing it on us Americans now, like a preditor who won't take NO for an answer. We would also like Obama to quit telling Americans we cannot and are not allowed to voice our opinion or say anything negative or against his Federal Health Care Reform to the public. That is suppressing our peaceful voices & aspirations!