For each provider, you will see the following: full name; gender; clinical product line to which they are "assigned"; where they received their medical training; and the school from which they received their medical degree. This information will be "refreshed" on a monthly basis. There may be staff who have been hired or who have departed the medical center since the last refresh of information. The FSMB website is updated monthly and is a public website to provide information related to any physician who is licensed in any US state, territory, or district.
Veterans Crisis Line: Press 1. Complete Directory. If you are in crisis or having thoughts of suicide, visit VeteransCrisisLine. Attention A T users. To access the combo box on this page please perform the following steps. Press the alt key and then the down arrow. Use the up and down arrows to navigate this combo box. November - A CNN investigation shows that veterans are dying because of long waits and delayed care at US veterans hospitals.
January 30, - CNN reports that at least 19 veterans have died because of delays in simple medical screenings like colonoscopies or endoscopies, at various VA hospitals or clinics.
This is according to an internal document from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, obtained exclusively by CNN, that deals with patients diagnosed with cancer in and April - Retired VA physician Dr.
Sam Foote tells CNN that the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system maintained a secret list of patient appointments, designed to hide the fact that patients were waiting months to be seen. At least 40 patients died while waiting for appointments, according to Foote, though it is not clear they were all on secret lists. May 9, - The scheduling scandal widens as a Cheyenne, Wyoming, VA employee is placed on administrative leave after an email surfaces in which the employee discusses "gaming the system a bit" to manipulate waiting times.
The suspension comes a day after a scheduling clerk in San Antonio admitted to "cooking the books" to shorten apparent waiting times. Three days later, two employees in Durham, North Carolina, are placed on leave over similar allegations.
May 20, - The VA's Office of the Inspector General announces it is investigating 26 agency facilities for allegations of doctored waiting times.
May 28, - A preliminary report by the VA's inspector general indicates at least 1, veterans waiting to see a doctor were never scheduled for an appointment and were never placed on a wait list at the Veterans Affairs medical center in Phoenix. June 9, - The Department of Veterans Affairs releases the results of an internal audit of hundreds of Veterans Affairs facilities. It reveals that 63, veterans enrolled in the VA health care system in the past 10 years have yet to be seen for an appointment.
The report also slams the VA's medical review agency, the Office of the Medical Inspector OMI , for its refusal to admit that lapses in care have affected veterans' health. June 24, - A report issued by Sen. Tom Coburn's office finds that more than 1, veterans may have died in the last decade because of malpractice or lack of care from VA medical centers. June 24, - Pauline DeWenter, a scheduling clerk at the Phoenix VA, tells CNN that records of dead veterans were changed or physically altered, some even in recent weeks, to hide how many people died while waiting for care at the Phoenix VA hospital.
The study looked at more than 3, cases and found that dozens of veterans had "clinically significant" delays in care, and six of them died. The report says investigators could not conclusively link their deaths to those delays.
November 10, - Secretary McDonald announces the VA has taken "disciplinary action" against 5, employees in the last year, and more firings will follow. Beyond sacking officials that don't meet the VA's values, McDonald says the reforms will include the establishment of a VA-wide customer service office to understand and respond to veteran needs, new partnerships with private organizations and other reorganizations to simplify the department's structure.
She was put on administrative leave following a CNN interview in April, in which she denied the existence of a secret list used to cover up delays in patient care.
December 15, - The VA Inspector General releases a report that indicates a VA fact sheet contained misleading information, overstating the scope of its review of unresolved cases. The enrollment period begins on the discharge or separation date of the service member from active duty service, or in the case of multiple call-ups, the most recent discharge date.
Veterans, including activated Reservists and National Guard members, are eligible if they served on active duty in a theater of combat operations after Nov. To the extent resources and facilities are available, the VA provides hospital care covering the full range of medical services to veterans.
The U. Department of Veterans Affairs is principally responsible for the delivery of health care services to veterans. Two networks serve Florida.
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