Surgeon at Richmond VAMC; blogger, founder of OnSurg
I’ve worked at a few VA medical centers, including four years at the Phoenix VA. I’d like to report something missed in the media storm. Before spilling secrets, though, I’ll dispense with the non-secrets.
Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson today directed […]
Acting Secretary Sloan Gibson visited the Fayetteville, N.C. VA Medical […]
Not all Veterans are getting the timely access to the […]
This morning, I resigned as secretary of Veterans Affairs. My […]
Memorial Day is our most solemn national holiday. It is […]
Allegations of VA employees’ misconduct have surfaced over the last several weeks, beginning with scheduling delays at the Phoenix VA Health Care System. As I testified before Congress on May 15, I take any allegations about patient safety or employee misconduct very seriously. The reports of Veterans’ negative experiences while seeking VA care are of great personal concern to me. I fully agree with President Obama’s statement on May 21, 2014: “If these allegations prove to be true, it is dishonorable, it is disgraceful . . . .”
In 1930, President Herbert Hoover created the Veterans Administration by […]
Editor’s note: This was originally posted on the White House […]
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki spoke today at […]
The blessings of freedom and justice, opportunity and prosperity, so […]
November is National Native American Heritage Month, a time when […]
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