And the craziest part of all is a bunch of folks on FR who have never served or never been to a VA facility pretending they know what’s wrong and how to fix it.
“And the craziest part of all is a bunch of folks on FR who have never served or never been to a VA facility pretending they know what’s wrong and how to fix it.”
Amen to that.
Everyone should be reminded how the VA Hospital in Marion, Illinois was accused of causing the deaths of a number of veterans, and it was discovered one of their VA physicians was an imposter without a valid medical license to practice medicine. The VA had to stop providing medical services at that facility until they could recertify or review the medical staff at that hospital.
I went into the Army in 1969, my ex wife is a nurse at the local VA. Both my sister and my brother in-law retired from the same VA. My wife was the ER director and is now the OR director of the only hospital within 30 miles of the said VA. With all that said I might have a little knowledge of not just the military but the VA and it’s workings. This VA is swamped with veterans coming in for anything from a sore throat to aches and pains. A large number are being treated for alcoholism and drug addiction. Any actual medical procedure needs are sent to the local hospital, where the VA then may or may not pay due to budget conditions.
The VA is abused by Veterans and even more so by the personnel who work there. 95% of all Veteran needs can be handled by local hospitals, the others by specialty facilities. As a Veteran of 47 years I say shut them all down and allow the Vets to go to local civilian facilities instead of requiring them to travel 2 hours just to get treatment at a VA two to three cities over. The Vets will get much better and quicker treatment without unnecessary hardships. Reduce federal employee’s and boost local economies.