First it was the deception in scheduling, vets dying while waiting long times for treatment. Now the infrastructure is crumbling - from the New York Times:
Decaying Long Island V.A. Hospital Closes Operating Rooms
Usually, there are 10 operations a week scheduled at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Long Island. But since mid-February, the hospital’s five operating rooms have stood empty and unused, shut down after sand-size black particles began falling from air ducts.
The ducts are part of the hospital’s HVAC system. Providing heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, the system is integral to improving the hospital’s air quality and mitigating the airborne transmission of germs that could lead to infections.
Someone had an idea that I really like - fire all of the career bureaucrats and staff these positions with veterans. The place would turn around on a dime.
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