Ceo Phoenix Placed On Leave

[jcolwell]

Breaking news on CBS out of Phoenix tonight states that S Hellman and her 2 side kicks are placed on adm. leave due to death of reported Veterans at VA and ongoing investigation.

I was at Phx VA outpatient clinic today for some paper work at eligibility and I could not believe how nice and ass kissing the employees were...............they are usually rude etc..............gosh wish I could have met with the IOG that would be fun...............JC and RN

[Commander Bob]

I would also suggest... do not drink the water at the VAMC... Just saying...

http://www.usmedicine.com/agencies/department-of-veterans-affairs/legionnaires-disease-kills-patient-at-pittsburgh-vamc/

Cmdr Bob

Edited May 2, 2014 by Commander Bob

[manning01]

I'm here in Phoenix and they will probibly just move her again since she is a Senior Executive Service (SES) graded manager. So lets See Spokane, Hines, Phoenix and where next ????? The VA Gov't shuffle to keep people that mess up out of the spot light. Sad no accountability. Maybe with all the press and even the POTUS wanting an answer they will finally drop the axe on her and fire her and her cronnies that did this shameful act against our fellow vets. I liked how she came out a blantantly lied on CNN on how she didn't know why the OIG was there last year asking the same questions duhhhh.

[Commander Bob]

JMHO... Why is the "List" unique to this one VAMC? Do you think Hellman and her 2 side kicks thought this thing up on their own... Knowing the VA system, it begs the question... Is this "Secret List" thing, a system wide soultion???

Cmdr. Bob

[Slowlane]

They need to start investigating the C&P departments.

[justrluk]

This is just the tip of the iceberg. I an imagine if they looked at this, they should look at the VAROs as well.

[Stretch]

You are right Justrluk.

This is from HInes Ill. VAIOG Hines. Looks like there was a mess left behind after the last administrator left in their mercedes.

Healthcare Inspection – Questionable Cardiac Interventions and Poor Management of Cardiovascular Care, Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois

Questionable Cardiac Interventions and Poor Management of Cardiovascular Care Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital Hines, Illinois

On February 27, 2013, the OIG received a congressional inquiry regarding the quality of cardiovascular care and allegations of inappropriate billing for procedures. The following allegations were received:

Unnecessary placement of coronary artery stents and unnecessary open heart

surgery

A 9–month backlog for interpretations and poor image quality of

echocardiograms⁶

^{Repeated facility failures in the operating room (OR), including leaking roofs, flooding, power outages, and heating and cooling problems causing cancellation}

^{of emergency surgeries}

^{Failure to provide adequate equipment in the OR}

^{Extreme lack of manpower in cardiac surgery creating a danger for patients}

^{Misallocation of manpower among services}

^{Failure to provide adequate medical support to patients on the Surgical Service}

^{Gross mismanagement and failure to follow written policy in the surgical intensive}

^{care unit (SICU)}

^{Routine lack of beds due to poor utilization by physicians}

^{Lack of bed availability causing extreme stress to patient care providers and poor}

^{patient care}

^{Excessively long waits for patients waiting to be admitted from the emergency}

^{department (ED)}

^{Last-minute cancellation of procedures}

^{Inappropriate provision of care by trainees and non-physician providers (nurse}

^{practitioners and physician assistants)}

^{Assignment of non-board certified physicians to crucial management positions}

^{Failure of administrators to ensure weekly cardiac catheterization conferences}

^{Failure of administrators to ensure that cardiologists conduct postoperative}

^{rounds for cardiac surgery patients}

^{Billing by cardiologists for procedures they have not performed}

^{Failure to ensure Loyola physicians performed services paid by VA}

^{Multiple labor relations and human resource issues}

^{Failure of senior management to take action in response to identified problems}

^{Lack of fairness of an Administrative Investigation Board (AIB)}

^{Subsequently, additional allegations were received regarding inappropriate care for a patient who died in the OR, poor perioperative cardiac surgery care,7 and that facility SICU physicians were at Loyola during their VA tours of duty.}

Edited May 5, 2014 by Stretch