VA ousts hospital chief in Phoenix scandal

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Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) —The head of the troubled Phoenix veterans' hospital was fired Monday as the Veterans Affairs Department continued its crackdown on wrongdoing in the wake of a nationwide scandal over long wait times for veterans seeking medical care and falsified records covering up the delays.

Sharon Helman, director of the Phoenix VA Health Care System, was ousted nearly seven months after she and two high-ranking officials were placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into allegations that 40 veterans died while awaiting treatment at the hospital. Helman had led the giant Phoenix facility, which treats more than 80,000 veterans a year, since February 2012.

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[Historic NY]

1. About time, the headhunter is doing his job.

[misterhighwasted]

2. "40 Veterans died while awaiting treatment"

Fired, yes. And now he should be indicted.
And a few others at all levels need to be also.

[840high]

3. ...^ that

[BadtotheboneBob]

4. His name is 'Sharon'...

"he" is a 'she'...

[Jamastiene]

5. Long overdue.

Most of the doctors and nurses at the VA know what is best for their patients. These "administrative" types come up with impossible plans on how to treat veterans and their plans end up treating veterans horribly. It's awful. When you have dealt with the VA for years and years, you start to notice that their are problems. They have a high turnaround rate. Doctors won't stay for long because of the impossible workload and expectations. They need more doctors and nurses. The ones they do have are overworked and overloaded.