The head of the prosthetics department at Aurora’s Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center improperly canceled 1,000 orders without contacting veterans who sought artificial limbs, hearing aids and other devices to help them live more functional lives, a regional Veterans Affairs leader acknowledged.
The allegations in the ICU come as the Aurora VA has been roiled by controversy in recent months. When clinicians do raise concerns to management, they say they're met with admonition and retaliation.
Interviews with a half-dozen critical care providers, along with internal emails, show the ICU at Aurora's Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center continued COVID-era staffing workarounds.
Interviews with a half-dozen critical care providers, along with internal emails, show the ICU at Aurora's Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center continued COVID-era staffing workarounds.
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow is demanding an accounting from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs over an alleged scheme inside Aurora's Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center that left veterans without needed prosthetic devices.