Legionnaires Disease Rates Increased Among VA Patients, But Prevention Measures Working: Study
Despite an increase in overall Legionnaire's disease rates among VA patients, researchers say efforts to prevent infections appear to be working.
Tag Archives: VA Hospital
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Problems At Washington, D.C. VA Hospital Puts Patients At Risk: Report
The VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C. is plagued with inventory and supply problems that may have placed patients at risk and caused delays in medical procedures, according to a…
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Gallbladder Disease Misdiagnosis Lawsuit Settled by VA
The VA will pay more than $100,000 to a family who says it failed to diagnose an Army veteran's gallbladder cancer and failed to allow him to seek treatment elsewhere.
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VA Wrongful Death Settlements Paid to More than 1,000 Families
A new report reveals severe problems with VA medical care including delays, medical malpractice and a culture of covering up mistakes. Between 2001 and 2011, the VA has reportedly paid…
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Unneeded Medical Tests Not Due to Lawsuits, Defensive Medicine: Study
A new study finds that unnecessary medical testing is not the result of medical malpractice fears, with VA doctors prescribing unnecessary tests at the same rate as other doctors.
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Endoscope Equipment Often Not Properly Cleaned: Study
New research suggests that about 15% of all endoscopes used by hospitals may be improperly cleaned and could put patients at risk of a blood infection.
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Buffalo VA May Have Exposed 700 Patients To Used Insulin Pens
A Veterans Administration Center in Buffalo, New York hay have exposed more than 700 patients to a potential risk of bloodborne diseases by reusing insulin pens on multiple people.
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Medical Mistakes at VA Hospital Slammed by Congress
Unhappy with the slow pace of improvements at a Veterans Administration (VA) hospital in Miami, where thousands of veterans were exposed to unsterilized colonoscopy equipment in 2009, lawmakers are calling…
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VA Hospital Malpractice Lawsuit Filed Over Wrongful Death of Iraq War Vet
The wife of an Iraqi war veteran has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Veterans Administration (VA) hospital in Utah, alleging that her husband was given a lethal drug…
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VA Medical Center Surgery Errors Declining: Study
Although thousands of veterans were told in 2009 that they may have been exposed to infected blood and or treated by a “rogue” cancer unit that was using radiation treatment…
