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Magnitude of dirty hospital equipment unknown; VA won't talk about all its facilities
MissAshleeiNichole says,
Your kidding me these men fought for us and the health care they can get after words might have dirty equipment. This is just not right.... for our veterans or for anyone eles in that matter.
Article excerpt from tcpalm.com —
"CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A 60-year-old Navy veteran who had a colonoscopy last year got an unimaginable phone call recently - a blood test showed he had HIV. A second test by the Veterans Affairs Department was negative.
Now, the Tennessee man doesn't know what to think. He no longer trusts the VA and is seeking a third test from a private...
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Comments: 15
Anonymous
Posted 1 year ago
ugh
Anonymous
Posted 1 year ago
said:
just a shame our vets that need care and get it still get screwed. i am a vet thank god i havent needed VA's help
Anonymous
Posted 1 year ago
Thank you for clearing up the ugh. The VA hospitals are so far below par that if they were general public hospitals they would have had their doors closed many years ago.
Anonymous
Posted 1 year ago
my stepdad has to rely on them for healthcare and they spend more time jerking him around than they do treating him
Posted 1 year ago
that is horrid... you would think they would take care of the vets and not do that
Anonymous
Posted 1 year ago
you know whats even worse? is the VA stopped covering my stepdad when he married my mom, they had to get a divorce so that the va would cover all his medicine, and we are talking a cpl of thousand in meds a month
Posted 1 year ago
I feel that shouldn't make a difference. If he served his country the it shouldn't matter it shouldn't matter of you remarry or not. B.S Is what that is...
Anonymous
Posted 1 year ago
yeah imagine my shock when my mom told me they was getting a divorce for that reason
Posted 1 year ago
This is Government health care.I really feel bad that are Grandpa's, Grandma's, moms,dads,brother and sisters have this to deal with after fighting and serving are country.National health care ,NO WAY!
Anonymous
Posted 1 year ago
the VA hospitals in St Louis are really dismal places
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