The Denver Post’s Sam Tabachnik reported Sunday on a vast scandal of incompetence, cover-ups and misconduct at the VA system headquartered out of Aurora’s new hospital.
Aurora VA workers described to The Post a culture that discourages dissent. Those who report concerns about staffing or improper behavior immediately earn targets on their backs, employees said.
In 2021, an employee with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Aurora alerted leadership to a troubling practice within the federal agency’s Eastern Colorado Health Care System, a vast network
Interviews with a dozen current and former nurses, doctors, administrators and high-ranking members of leadership at the Department of Veterans Affairs in Aurora paint the picture of a hostile work environment and a culture of fear among its 4,000-person eastern Colorado workforce.
In 2021, an employee with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Aurora, Colorado, alerted leadership to a troubling practice within the federal agency's Eastern Colorado Health Care System, a vast network providing services for 100,000 veterans.