Va's Answer To Reports Of Terrible Conditions At Philidelphia:

[broncovet]

The reports shows that Conditions were terrible at the VA in Philadelphia. One Veterans leg had to be amputated as it was allowed to be infested with maggots.

So, how does the VA "fix" the problem?

Why stop releasing information and cease all reports, of course. Now, the VA is shutting still one more door on accountability. Mind you, no problems were fixed, its just now that the public wont know about them in the future.

Here is the story:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburgh...l/s_645645.html

[carlie]

Another article.

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/health_scie...8_problems.html

[jbasser]

Philly is a sad place to be. I will never go there.

Heads should not only roll but prosecutions should take precedence.

J

[Mcafee]

GEORGE WASHINGTON is rolling in his GRAVE at this disgusting so called ORGANIZATION of GOVERNMENT.

[john999]

Most long term care facilites are a disgrace. VA and non-VA alike many are warehouses for elderly people to just wait around to die. Patients who are confined to bed are always in serious danger of pressure sores and worse. They often overmedicate the elderly to manage them. The elderly then seem to by psychotic when they are just overmedicated. They have bottom of the barrel doctors who see their patients every few weeks for 15 seconds and charge as if they see them daily. The story about the vet with maggots in an infected leg is nothing strange. If the VA outsources elderly to private nursing homes you can bet they are the cheapest, and worst in the state. Most of the people who do patient care get minimum wage, and minimum training or advancement.

[Pete53]

Profit is not a good motive for health care or teaching our kids.