Wednesday, April 12, 2017

DC VA Medical Center Inspection Finds Dirty Sterile Storage, $150M in Unaccounted for Items and Unavailable Supplies

(Click on the image for the News4 video report)
By By Scott MacFarlane and Matthew Stabley:

  • Veterans Affairs reassigned the director of its medical center in Washington, D.C., after a scathing report revealed dirty sanitary storage areas, more than $150 million in unaccounted for equipment and supplies, and supply shortages that could affect treatment of patients.
  • Eighteen of the medical center's 25 sterile storage areas were found to be dirty, according to the report by the VA Office of the Inspector General. In five storage areas, the clean equipment and supplies were mixed with the dirty. Seventeen areas lacked ways to monitor pressure, temperature and humidity.