think about it in terms of what might happen in an urban school district, anywhere in america. a fully functioning school is serving the needs of its community with a large enough facility, enough teachers for every student, and then a bunch of tall apartment buildings pop up around it. the student population skyrockets, and the school can t keep up. now, even if the budget goes up a comparable amount to the influx of enrollment, that doesn t mean you can immediately recruit enough teachers or that you have the physical space in your school for all those kids. something similar appears to be happening in the a v.a., where the longest period of continued war in the nation s entire history has produced a demand for services the v.a. appears to lack, the institutional capacity to provide. so, while primary care visits at v.a. hospitals rose 50% over the last past three years, the number of full-time primary care physicians has only risen 9%. there aren t enough doctors to meet the increas
keep up. now, even if the budget goes up a comparable amount to the influx of enrollment, that doesn t mean you can immediately recruit enough teachers or that you have the physical space in your school for all those kids. something similar appears to be happening in the a v.a., where the longest period of continued war in the nation s entire history has produced a demand for services the v.a. appears to lack, the institutional capacity to provide. so, while primary care visits at v.a. hospitals rose 50% over the last past three years, the number of full-time primary care physicians has only risen 9%. there aren t enough doctors to meet the increased need. that has resulted in long wait times and complaints about backlogs and justifiable outrage that people returning from battle are not caring the care and attention that they deserve. and so last year, the v.a. established a goal for new patients seeking primary care to be seen within 14 days of calling for an appointment. but here s t
institutional capacity. think about it in terms of what might happen in an urban school district, anywhere in america. a fully functioning school is serving the needs of its community with a large enough facility, enough teachers for every student, and then a bunch of tall apartment buildings pop up around it. the student population skyrockets, and the school can t keep up. now, even if the budget goes up a comparable amount to the influx of enrollment, that doesn t mean you can immediately recruit enough teachers or that you have the physical space in your school for all those kids. something similar appears to be happening in the a v.a., where the longest period of continued war in the nation s entire history has produced a demand for services the v.a. appears to lack, the institutional capacity to provide. so, while primary care visits at v.a. hospitals rose 50% over the last past three years, the number of full-time primary care physicians has only risen 9%. there aren t enough doc
moments later, he opens fire. we got a report on the fourth floor, a male with a shotgun. multiple shots fired. multiple people down. reporter: as investigators continue poring over alex life, the trail of red flags leading to monday s massacre is troubling. august 7th, he calls rhode island police complains of hearing voices coming through the walls of the hotel room. according to the police report, alexis said those voices were sending vibrations into his body using some sort of microwave machine. august 25th, alexis contacts a v.a. hospital for a second time for sleep problems. september 14th, two days before the shooting, alexis stops at this small arms range in lorton, virginia. an attorney for the range said alexis practiced shooting then paid $497 for a gun and two
he ducks into a bathroom with the gun and moments later opens with gunfire. a trail of red flags leading to monday s massacre is troubling. august 7th he calls police hearing voices in the hotel room. a police sergeant said he alerted authorities at naval station about that incident. authorities there at the fbi declined to comment. august 25th, alexis arrives in the washington area where he contacts a v.a. hospital for a second time for sleep problems. september 14th, two days before the shooting, an attorney for a small arms range in lorton, virginia, says alexis bought a gun there. and on monday, he accessed a navy yard with legitimate i.d. even more troubling, alexis record searching agency a navy reservist, as we re learning eight incidents of disordering conduct. he retained his security navy clearance which is good for ten years. you got to secured clearance. he enlisted in the navy shortly