A personal question,Jim. Is the VA hospital that’s caring for you near a major city? To be more specific is it affiliated with a major medical school? The quality of care at VA hospitals can vary widely...from absolutely outstanding to mediocre. The ones that give outstanding care are the ones near cities like Boston (Harvard Medical School)...New Haven,CT (Yale Medical School)....San Francisco (Stanford or UCSF Medical School)...etc.
I think it’s affiliated with ucsf. thanks.