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Records reveal earlier VA alert
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Federal authorities were warned seven years ago that cancer patients at Stratton VA Medical Center were unduly suffering and at risk of dying prematurely because they were being given drugs in violation of medical protocol. At least one patient may have died as a result of the alleged practices, which included giving certain drugs to patients whose medical backgrounds did not fit the criteria for use of both experimental and FDA-approved drugs, according to hospital records.
The allegations were made by Jeffrey Fudin, a clinical pharmacy specialist at the medical center who forwarded his complaints to hospital officials and investigators for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, according to documents obtained by the Times Union, interviews with hospital staff and court records.
Assemblyman calls for Troy VA clinic to remain open
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Assemblyman Jake Ashby, Republican-Conservative -Independence candidate in 107th Assembly District.Ashby campaign
TROY – State Assemblyman Jake Ashby said the U.S. Veterans Administration should reverse its decision to close the Troy Community Based Outpatient Clinic at 295 River Street.
“The decision to close the Troy CBOC facility represents a tremendous error in judgment and a slap in the face to the thousands of veterans who rely on the VA for their medical coverage,” Ashby, R-Schodack, said in a statement issued Friday.
“I know many fellow Rensselaer County Veterans who utilize this facility for their care who will now be directed to facilities far outside of our county,” said Ashby, a combat veteran and the current Ranking Member of the Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee.