Wednesday, May 28, 2014

WSJ.com - Doctors' War Stories From VA Hospitals

WSJ.com - Doctors' War Stories From VA Hospitals

http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702303480304579579682825273174-lMyQjAxMTA0MDIwNzEyNDcyWj

 

U.S. doctors are well aware of the problems with VA hospitals because many of us trained at them. There are 153 VA hospitals. Most of them are affiliated with the country's 155 medical schools, and they play an integral role in the education of young physicians. These physicians have borne witness to the abuses and mismanagement, and when they attempt to fight against the entrenched bureaucracy on behalf of their patients, they meet fierce resistance.

 

The veterans who receive their care at VA hospitals are the kindest and most grateful patients that I have had the privilege to care for in my career. Unfortunately, they are getting shortchanged. The time to repair this national embarrassment is long past.

 

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