Posted on 06/04/2014 5:07:58 AM PDT by Las Vegas Dave
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Obama administration has approached Dr. Delos "Toby" Cosgrove about running the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs, according to the Wall Street Journal.
It is unclear whether the White House is also considering others for the VA secretary's job. The job became vacant last Friday with Secretary Eric Shinseki's resignation amid the growing scandal over patient treatment delays.
The VA medical system has been plagued with delays lasting weeks and even months in examining and treating veterans. The system is challenged by the number of veterans returning from the war in Afghanistan as well as those who served in Iraq and even Vietnam. But as documented in Phoenix and under an inspector general's ongoing investigation elsewhere, some VA hospitals have tried to cover up the true number of weeks that veterans have had to wait before even seeing a doctor, hoping to fend off what became a scandal anyway.
There are claims of dozens of deaths resulting from the delays. Members of Congress have called it a disgrace. President Barack Obama says he agrees but is facing a political firestorm over it.
Tapping Cosgrove, a renowned heart surgeon and Vietnam veteran with a Bronze Star, to take over the VA would signal how serious Obama is about fixing the problems.
"He obviously has experience in successfully managing a large, important health care network," said former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland. "He knows medicine and he obviously knows organization and management and leadership when it comes to the delivery of quality health care. I think he would be an intriguing choice."
Ohio pings..!
No. It would just give the illegal-alien Usurper cover while the VA health care system continues to be mismanaged and dismantled.
Fixing starts with punishing the guilty and restoring operations to required levels. Neither of which Obama has ever done with anything.
Remember, Obama despises all who were and are in the uniform of this country. He doesn't care about Veterans. He only cares about Islam and his political butt.
Memo to Toby: run like hell!
There are many people at the Clinic who would be glad to see him go.
My BSN Son works there, he hasn’t yet commented.
ONE QUESTION....Is he a politically correct Beaurocrate?
I have a friend in Cleve whose dtr works for the clinic..willgive her a call.
If you receive an answer about the Dr., please let us all know.
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