veteran health

News

The Department of Veteran Affairs is employing a new Southeast director

Dr. David Walker will be the new Southeast director for the Department of Veteran Affairs.The Department announced him as a replacement hire during the…

News

VA Health Benefits Extended to Over 142 Thousand in Rural Alabama

Associated Press

Veteran Affairs health benefits have been extended to more than 142,000 veterans living in rural Alabama. Al.com reports that the extension of federal…

Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson announced Friday that termination proceedings had begun against Dr. Cliff Robinson, from his position as chief of staff at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System.

Politics & Government

Termination Begun For 2nd Alabama VA Official

The Associated Press

The Veterans Administration has started termination of a second official at its troubled medical centers in central Alabama.Deputy Secretary of Veterans…

A review at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System has found an additional 1,100 X-rays dating back to 2011 that weren't read.

Arts & Life

Report Says Central Alabama VA Finds More Unread Scans

The Associated Press

A review at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System has found an additional 1,100 X-rays dating back to 2011 that weren't read.The Montgomery…

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby called it "obviously egregious behavior," and she asked how anyone could think that falsifying more than 1,200 pulmonary records does not endanger patients.

Science & Health

Alabama Congresswoman Seeks VA Records

The Associated Press

An Alabama congresswoman is seeking extensive records from the Veterans Administration about the health care of veterans in central Alabama.Republican…