A Veteran's Experience At The Denver Medical Center

[Ron II]

I recently came across this story about a veteran's treatment at the Denver VA on the web. I suspect the vet in this story had experiences that may not be the same as many of the Hadit members, but I have had excellent service at Denver. The first chapter of this story could be skipped since it deals with his terrible plane trip.

http://www.stevespages.com/phpbb/viewtopic...b7ebaef30af72ed

I do not work for the VA...

Ron

[Ron II]

I would like to say that not all of my treatment by the VA has been bad. I currently get seen at the Hot Springs VAMC in South Dakota. The care I get there is great. I have never been treated so good at either a civilian or government hospital or doctors office. My average visit with my primary care physician lasts between 30 minutes and a hour. He's actually a doctor not a PA or nurse practitioner. My wife is a RN at a hospital and can't believe how good my care is. I've talked to other veterans that go to the Hot Springs VAMC and I've never heard a complaint. I believe to a point that smaller VA hospitals are better than the ones in large cities.

I've also heard that VA nurses in large VA's are over worked and unhappy. The nurses and my doctor say they love working at the Hot Springs South Dakota VAMC.

Hi Otey,

I think you make a very good point. I've worked in large and small volume entities during my professional career in the Army and with a major university and without exception, it was perceived (and was an actuality) that the service and the product was better with the entity with the smaller population of customers.

Ron

[Chuck75]

Run, do not walk to the patient advocate for the VAMC. Explain your problem, ask to see and obtain a copy of your records in writing, and see what happens.

I was told again that the VA dentist did not want to clean my teeth because of my history of strokes. I have never had a stroke. This is the second time they have got this screwed up. Someone else's records are mixed up with mine. I go to the Tampa VAMC. Maybe when I go to the podiatrist they will just shoot me up and cut off my foot by mistake. I would be glad to be an organ donor but I want to do it on my own time and not be hurried into eternity by a VA doctor with a hangover.