Possible contamination at VA facilities (colonoscopy)

[ChouDoufu]

here's just the first paragraph if anyone is interested:

Thousands of veterans in South Florida may have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV because of contaminated equipment after getting colonoscopies at the Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, officials announced Monday.

makes me glad i didn't try to return to the states for avr. not sure of
my chances at getting in anyway (i'm coded space-A) given the heavy
load they currently have. v.a. has some nice facilities, some not so nice.
same can be said of the staff - i've had both professionals and quacks.
i remember the long lines, the endless forms, the bureaucracy, the lack
of choice, the take-it-or-leave-it attitude. too often forget the
surprisingly good care you can get sometimes.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/24/florida.va.facilities/index.html

 

[Ross]

I've taken my ex marine buddy to the VA here. I give it an F for everything.

 

[escargome]

here's just the first paragraph if anyone is interested:



makes me glad i didn't try to return to the states for avr. not sure of
my chances at getting in anyway (i'm coded space-A) given the heavy
load they currently have. v.a. has some nice facilities, some not so nice.
same can be said of the staff - i've had both professionals and quacks.
i remember the long lines, the endless forms, the bureaucracy, the lack
of choice, the take-it-or-leave-it attitude. too often forget the
surprisingly good care you can get sometimes.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/24/florida.va.facilities/index.html

Must agree with the take it or leave it comment. VA facilities in Los Angeles get an "F" and the facility in Sepulveda, CA is slowly being erased by politics. They rent out the grounds to movies studios but the money goes directly to Washington and vets going there see no improvements.

 

[Tbone]

I've had several friends report to me that the only reason they go there is that they have no other insurance, and therefore must.