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VA Hosptials providing poor care

VA HOSPITALS PROVIDING POOR CARE

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Veteran affairs hospitals or what is simply referred to as VA hospitals are institutions that were created by the United States Veteran Affairs Department to be providing health care to veterans . In the past , these institutions were highly reputed for great work they did in ensuring that war veterans were attended to whenever they were in need of this assistance but this is no longer the case . Things have changed such that the once highly reputed hospitals are

today highly criticized for poor provision of health care . Of late many American veterans have died in the hands of doctors from these hospitals for their lack of capacity to offer quality healthcare . This research will mainly focus on such cases and show how provision of poor quality care to veterans in VA hospitals has affected them

The establishment of Veteran Affairs Department dates back to the 17th century during the conflict between the Pequot Indians and Plymouth Since then , the VA hospitals are still operational and the good work they have done in the past cannot go unmentioned but of late , there are so many complain regarding the quality of care that they offer . It is unfortunate that institutions that are entrusted with the role of taking care of veterans are the same that are leading to their death or other health complications . According to the Austin News (June 22 , 2009 there were ninety two cases of incorrect radiation doses...

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