... Quality Improvement Program investigation team sent to Marion. National Surgeon Quality Improvement Program investigation team sent to Marion. l Aug. 31: Aug. 31: Inpatient surgeries at Marion VAMC suspended. Inpatient surgeries at Marion ... Inspector General Office notified of problems at Marion. It's requested that a team be sent to Marion. VA Inspector General Office notified of problems at Marion. It's requested that a team be sent to Marion. l Sept. 14: Sept. 14: Marion VAMC hospital director and chief of staff... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf111407-6.htm
...Friendly Version UPDATE: NEW REPORT SHOWS MARION VA'S BLINDNESS TO DEPTH OF ... as VA Secretary Peake plans to visit Marion hospital and hold town hall meeting on Saturday. Marion, Illinois VA The long and painful story of the problems at the Marion, Ill. VA continues. For ... problems BY JOHN HOMAN, The Southern MARION The final two parts of Veterans Affairs review of the VA Medical Center in Marion have been released, further revealing the ...-- VA chief to visit troubled Marion site The Associated Press MARION, Ill. -- The head... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfsep08/nf091108-3.htm
...... UPDATE: SITUATION AT MARION VA EXPLODES -- Employees speak out ... and VA sending in assessment team. Marion VA All of the problems at the Marion VA have finally come to a head ... more background about the problems at the Marion VA, use the VA Watchdog search ... placed on leave at the VA in Marion, Ill. Scrutiny in Marion has mushroomed since August, when Dr ... to make sure our patients (in Marion) were protected." Durbin has asked federal prosecutors to investigate the Marion VA, saying employees have made "... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfNOV07/nf110707-1.htm
...- Comment at bottom of page. Marion, Ill. VA facility. MANAGEMENT SHAKE-UP AT MARION VA HOSPITAL Hospital director removed but will ... latest about the ongoing problems at the Marion, Ill. VA hospital. That ... the host of problems unearthed at the Marion VA ... here .. .../sessearch.php?q=marion&op=and --- ... actions that will be taking place at Marion VAMC. Let me first say that I know that Marion VAMC is committed to the highest standards ... focusing on quality management processes. The Marion VAMC has made many quality improvements since... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfnov09/nf110409-1.htm
...: VA SECRETARY PEAKE TO VISIT TROUBLED MARION FACILITY -- "I was disappointed ... the kinds of events that went on Marion, but...we have learned from this." Marion VA For the previous story on a damning report about the Marion VA...click here. ... background on the severe problems at the Marion VA, use the VA Watchdog search .../sessearch.php?q=marion&op=and Story here. ... they're going to learn from Marion is going to be helpful to other VA facilities, particularly those like Marion that are in more rural and sparsely... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUN08/nf062008-7.htm
... Printer-Friendly Version TWO REPORTS BLAST MARION VA FACILITY FOR SURGICAL DEATHS AND POOR ... VAOIG report on the problems at the Marion VA is out. It paints a ... equally harsh in its condemnation of the Marion VA. That report here.. ... and a promise to clean up the Marion VA. Besides the two reports which ... complete background on the problems at the Marion VA, use the VA Watchdog search ...---- Washington report chastises Marion VA for surgical deaths BY JOHN HOMAN, The Southern MARION The surgical specialty care line at the VA Medical Center in Marion has been found by the Office of... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJAN08/nf012908-1.htm
...- Comment at bottom of page. Marion, Ill. VA facility. SHINSEKI: FIXING PROBLEMS AT MARION VA A "PERSONAL PRIORITY" Sen ... Burris: "What I learned from Marion was there were a lot of people ... information on the latest problems at the Marion, Ill. VA facility. Latest ... lawmakers Wednesday that fixing problems at the Marion VA hospital is a "personal priority ...-- VA officials to look at Marion hospital's problems By Jacob Carpenter ... to curb issues such as those at Marion. "What I learned from Marion was there were a lot of people... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfnov09/nf110509-1.htm
8. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 08-15-2008 -- UPDATE: MARION VA ADMINISTRATORS KNEW SURGEON WAS NOT PROPERLY CREDENTIALED -- VA investigation: Former director ignored troubling patient incident reports, failed to establish a follow-up process for patient deaths and allowed financial considerations to predominate over quality of care.The American Veteran
...----- Report: Marion VA administrators knew surgeon was not properly credentialed BY JOHN HOMAN, The Southern MARION The most recent investigation into the VA Medical Center in Marion has revealed that hospital managers knew some ... existed at the VA Medical Center in Marion. The AIB will make employment recommendations concerning former leadership at Marion. In its report, the AIB notes that management at Marion dismissed warnings as to the surgeon' ...---- Report slams former Marion VA administration BY JOHN HOMAN, The Southern MARION The most recent investigation into the VA... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAUG08/nf081508-3.htm
... UPDATE: VA CHIEF SAYS RESUMPTION OF MARION SURGERIES MONTHS OFF -- Secretary Peake, when asked about holding Marion wrong-doers accountable: "We ... more about the ongoing problems at the Marion, Ill. VA, use the ...sessear ch.php?q=marion&op=and Story here. ...s background before he was hired in Marion in January 2006. When hired in Marion, Veizaga-Mendez was under investigation ...UPDATE:VA CHIEF SAYS RESUMPTION OF MARION SURGERIES MONTHS OFF --Secretary Peake,when asked about holding Marion wrong-doers accountable:"We... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfsep08/nf091308-3.htm
... of page. VA facility -- Marion, IL SECRETARY SHINSEKI PROMISES TO FIX PROBLEMS AT MARION VA Problems at the VA Medical Center in Marion, IL will be rectified by the ... previous story on the problems at the Marion, Illinois VA facility (with backlinks ... significant progress in correcting the problems in Marion, but more must be done. As the changes continue in Marion, the dedicated doctors, nurses and ... SECRETARY SHINSEKI PROMISES TO FIX PROBLEMS AT MARION VA --Problems at the VA Medical Center in Marion,IL will be rectified by the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfdec09/nf121709-2.htm
