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In a report on the "wonderful" FoxNews network, an internal report from the VA has shown that recently 19 Veterans fighting cancer have passed away due to lack of treatment.
If you were in a position to make changes within the VA to reduce the wait time, what would you do?
The Department of Veterans Affairs has linked the recent deaths of at least 19 vets diagnosed with cancer in 2010 and 2011 to appointment backlogs and delays at VA hospitals and clinics and resulting ...
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Horrible. With the war on terror creating more veterans, VA should be analyzing its capabilities and adjusting accordingly. Not doctoring paperwork to give the appearance of a backlog that is going away. When it really is not.
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LCpl Rick Ponton
IAN DIED AND TOM DIED AND HERMAN DIED AND THEY APPEARED IN GOOD CONDITION AT THE MIAMI VA
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Well first off I would demand a full investigation into the deaths of our Veterans. Then I would FIRE any one responsible for this horrible situation. The VA hours of operations need to be increased in order to meet each veterans needs. So if that means on Saturdays the Physicians have to see patients then that's what has to be done. Secondly if the VA hospitals cant see our patients then transfer there care to civilian doctors especially when dealing with cancer. The VA needs to be micro managed like a business not a Government facility like it is. In our ER's We need to transfer critical patients that the hospitals are not equipped to treat immediately not 6-8 hours later. Procedures are only good if they work so over hall them!! Provide a course to Veterans spouse's or care takers on procedures and the VA rules and regulations so that we have the knowledge to help our loved ones. If all else Fails take your Vet to a civilian hospital and have them BILL the VA Hospital!! In the situation of those veterans that died Make the VA PAY financially I recommend a joint lawsuit!
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SGT Ben Keen,
Please see recent discussion about the CNN report on the same story here:
Warmest Regards, Sandy
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