compliance long before heldman was director there. she was pressured by the bosses to report that the hospital was in compliance even after submitting a report that it was not. bowers claimed to have briefed eric sancess key but her warnings were not heeded because there was no money to handle the backlog. the da didn t provide enough evidence thatelman should have been fired. she accepted airline tickets for a eight day, night stay at disneyland and six family members from a consultant seeking business with the va, leland. it is amazing what comes out next. thank you, doug. my pleasure. centers for disease control