The New Mexico VA Health Care System has a routine, unannounced inspection about every three years. The results of that 2022 report are now being shared.
A report from the VA's Office of the Inspector General found that police shortages at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical centers leaves patients and staff vulnerable.
Although a century of expansion and remodeling has left the sprawling Hines Jr. VA Hospital campus looking very different from when it first opened in 1921, many lost histories remain tucked away in overlooked boxes, closets and rooms.
. WASHINGTON During his first appearance in the White House briefing room, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough urged the Senate on Thursday to pass President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief bill. The bill, titled the American Rescue Plan, totals $1.9 trillion and includes billions in relief aid for the VA. McDonough said the money was needed to treat veterans who have put off health care visits during the pandemic. More than 19 million appointments were canceled, changed or deferred in the past year, he said. “We’ve been able to compensate for some of those through telehealth, but not all of them,” McDonough said. “As a result of deferred care … we’re going to see increased costs. The American Rescue Plan is critical to our ability to make sure we can keep up with those demands.”