Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald said Sunday that he is holding employees of his agency more responsible for their treatment of veterans after a scandal that engulfed the department last year.
“Nine-hundred people have been fired since I became secretary…so we’re holding people accountable,” McDonald said during an interview on NBC’s “Meet The Press.”
McDonald assumed the top post at the VA after reports of lengthy waiting lists and preventable deaths in the VA’s healthcare system rocked the agency in 2014.
The new chief said he is working to reduce the number of homeless veterans in the U.S., especially in cities such as Los Angeles.
“We’re putting in more vouchers that will get people into housing,” McDonald said of the VA’s Los Angeles plans. “On the property itself, we have buildings which are vacated. We need to do some seismic work on some of the buildings.”
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2 comments:
This kneejerk reaction should not surprise anyone.
I've used the VA health care services for over 10 years here in lower Delaware. I have zero complaints with our local facility and have been hospitalized in Wilmington/Elsmere several times over the years, all with positive results. The attitude from doctors and the everyday workers that I've experienced, should be emulated in all local civilian hospitals and health care facilities because it's as good as someone sick could hope for.
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