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Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital's secret list
Posted on 4/23/14 at 8:34 pm
Posted on 4/23/14 at 8:34 pm
At least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting for appointments at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system, many of whom were placed on a secret waiting list.
The secret list was part of an elaborate scheme designed by Veterans Affairs managers in Phoenix who were trying to hide that 1,400 to 1,600 sick veterans were forced to wait months to see a doctor, according to a recently retired top VA doctor and several high-level sources.
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The secret list was part of an elaborate scheme designed by Veterans Affairs managers in Phoenix who were trying to hide that 1,400 to 1,600 sick veterans were forced to wait months to see a doctor, according to a recently retired top VA doctor and several high-level sources.
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This post was edited on 4/23/14 at 8:35 pm
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Posted on 4/23/14 at 8:39 pm to Edearl Watson
the VA is a joke. they should be ashamed.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 8:40 pm to Edearl Watson
Government run health care 
Posted on 4/23/14 at 8:46 pm to Edearl Watson
I work in Home Health.
I have 2 VA patients.
An acute matter communicated to the VA takes days for a response and the response is usually an appointment a month down the road.
The VA makes charity hospitals look like Johns-Hopkins.
It is horrible.
Eta: I'll take on any libs wanting to defend the VA.
I have 2 VA patients.
An acute matter communicated to the VA takes days for a response and the response is usually an appointment a month down the road.
The VA makes charity hospitals look like Johns-Hopkins.
It is horrible.
Eta: I'll take on any libs wanting to defend the VA.
This post was edited on 4/23/14 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 4/23/14 at 8:50 pm to Edearl Watson
In residency I had a list of about 50 vets on a waiting list for a penile prosthesis
Before I get lambasted, we had to triage the more pressing issues ahead of them. I would get call once a month from someone threatening to get their US senator/rep involved (to advocate for their 80 y/o erection).
Before I get lambasted, we had to triage the more pressing issues ahead of them. I would get call once a month from someone threatening to get their US senator/rep involved (to advocate for their 80 y/o erection).
Posted on 4/23/14 at 8:57 pm to Edearl Watson
I've worked at the VA, and I don't think people know how crappy the system actually is.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 8:59 pm to Edearl Watson
I'll throw this in about the VA:
I've had patients that were covered by the VA that never came close to combat. Guys in the Coast Guard that never got got 4 miles outside of San Diego and sec 8 types that did 2 years in the Air Force hanging out at Ramstien in 1987. Untold thousands spent on these guys.
My dad was a combat Vet from Vietnam and the VA fought him tooth and nail before they let him on board so he could retire early.
I've had patients that were covered by the VA that never came close to combat. Guys in the Coast Guard that never got got 4 miles outside of San Diego and sec 8 types that did 2 years in the Air Force hanging out at Ramstien in 1987. Untold thousands spent on these guys.
My dad was a combat Vet from Vietnam and the VA fought him tooth and nail before they let him on board so he could retire early.
Posted on 4/23/14 at 9:29 pm to Edearl Watson
FIL has a friend that has been having heart attacks since October (many attacks) with 90% blockage and he just got surgery approved this this week. Doc in Baton Rouge said if should have been done long ago but if it wasn't done now he was going to die. VA said it was too expensive to have it done in BR and for some reason they could not get approved to be done in Houston. I don't know where the surgery was finally performed...
Posted on 4/23/14 at 10:34 pm to Edearl Watson
If Democrats are able to implement their vision for HealthCare in the USA, every single person in the USA will have healthcare just like VA healthcare . .. or maybe worse, because we'll be standing in line with illegal aliens, waiting for treatment.
You think I'm fear mongering? If FedGov will do this to veterans, why would they treat non-vets any better? They won't.
KEEP VOTING DEMOCRAT, AMERICA.
WE ARE ALMOST THERE.
You think I'm fear mongering? If FedGov will do this to veterans, why would they treat non-vets any better? They won't.
KEEP VOTING DEMOCRAT, AMERICA.
WE ARE ALMOST THERE.
This post was edited on 4/23/14 at 10:39 pm
Posted on 4/24/14 at 12:15 am to Edearl Watson
From the Norwood VA in Augusta, GA: (one of several - hospital has been under investigation)
I'm sure they sent him home with some 800 Motrin.
quote:
A medical malpractice lawsuit filed over the death of a 33-year-old Air Force veteran at the Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center has been settled for $500,000.
The federal civil lawsuit was closed Monday with the acceptance of the settlement agreement regarding Jamie Bassett, who died June 11, 2009. The father of four went to the medical center’s emergency room repeatedly over a 10-day period because of abdominal pain.
Bassett was sent home without treatment until June 3, 2009, when he was admitted. During emergency surgery the next day, the surgeon removed 1.5 feet of dead small intestine.
I'm sure they sent him home with some 800 Motrin.
Posted on 4/24/14 at 12:22 am to Edearl Watson
Posted on 4/24/14 at 10:55 am to Edearl Watson
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:28 am to Edearl Watson
"Thomas Breen was so proud of his time in the Navy that he wanted to be treated only at a VA facility, his family says."
Well this guy is an idiot. VA has a priority list service connected illness, service connected disabled, POW's, etc, get priority over a guy who served 18 months left healthy, has a good income and other insurance.
VA is rated very highly by the consumers that use it, it does a lot of things very well, but appointment time varies from hospital to hospital and specialty needed,
I've got VA, Medicare (edited) and Tricare and I prefer to use VA even without a hospital in NO, and I am not a liberal, and VA isn't the AHCA, it is a niche that works very well in my case IMHO.
Well this guy is an idiot. VA has a priority list service connected illness, service connected disabled, POW's, etc, get priority over a guy who served 18 months left healthy, has a good income and other insurance.
VA is rated very highly by the consumers that use it, it does a lot of things very well, but appointment time varies from hospital to hospital and specialty needed,
I've got VA, Medicare (edited) and Tricare and I prefer to use VA even without a hospital in NO, and I am not a liberal, and VA isn't the AHCA, it is a niche that works very well in my case IMHO.
This post was edited on 4/24/14 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 4/24/14 at 11:37 am to Edearl Watson
quote:
secret waiting list.
Apparently the VA sucks at keeping secrets.
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