MANCHESTER — Dr. William “Ed” Kois, head of the spinal cord clinic at the Manchester VA Medical Center, was a little nervous about reporting for work on Monday morning. He had just figured prominently as…
More than 120 previously unpublished investigations by the Veterans Affairs Department’s inspector general, dating as far back as 2006, reveal problems at VA medical centers nationwide ranging from medical malpractice and patient safety concerns to…
The watchdog agency for the federal Department of Veterans Affairs says staff at the Tomah VA Medical Center failed to report a dentist who used improperly sterilized equipment for more than nine months and found…
Members of Congress from both parties called disturbing new details about the quality of care at the Memphis VA reprehensible and unacceptable and called for additional changes at the hospital. Members of Tennessee’s congressional delegation issued statements…
COATESVILLE — Four veterans died due to medical malpractice at the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Clinic, leading to more than $1 million in settlements with the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs, according to reports from The…
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — An 8News investigation has uncovered five medical malpractice lawsuits filed against the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond. 8News Investigative Reporter Parker Slaybaugh was first to break this story…
The number of legal settlements made by the Department of Veterans Affairs has more than tripled over the past five years largely due to a spike in medical malpractice cases and bungled construction projects, the…
MANCHESTER, N.H. — This is what the US Department of Veterans Affairs says a four-star hospital looks like: One operating room has been abandoned since last October because exterminators couldn’t get rid of the flies….
AUGUSTA (WGME) — Six Maine veterans are suing the U.S. Government for medical malpractice, after they say a podiatrist at Togus Veteran’s Hospital practiced negligent foot and ankle care.Whether the lawsuits move forward hinges in…
ANN ARBOR, MI – A patient at Ann Arbor’s Veterans Affairs hospital died last year after a nurse mistakenly led others to believe the patient had a do-not-resuscitate order, a federal report revealed Tuesday, Nov….