What the heck is going on in VA Hospitals?
Two shocking news reports highlight the growing concern about VA hospital negligence and the quality of care provided to our soldiers stateside. In the first article, reports from the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer last month indicated that during a six-year period at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia, approximately 92 of 116 Veterans were given incorrect radiation doses in a common surgical procedure to treat prostate cancer called brachytherapy. During this procedure, radioactive seeds are implanted surgically to kill cancer cells in the prostate. The procedure is considered relatively simple, yet investigators found that most veterans got significantly less than the prescribed dose while others received excessive radiation to nearby tissue and organs. Dale Warman of the Philadelphia VA Medical Center stated that all of the patients affected were notified and received follow up care rectifying the mistakes. Four of those patients have since died, altho
