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DC VA Medical Center to Begin Vaccinating Front Line Workers
The COVID vaccine has arrived at our region’s two biggest veterans hospitals. Scott MacFarlane reports that only a fraction of the workforce will get this first round of doses.
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1 Possible Case of Legionella Infection at DC VA Medical Center
At least one patient or staffer has potentially contracted Legionella infection inside the Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center, the News4 I-Team has learned.
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Family Says VA Worker Forced to Go Back to Work 5 Days After Exposure to Virus
The family of an employee of the Washington DC VA Medical Center, who eventually died from complications with COVID-19, said he was required to work inside the hospital while symptomatic. Calvin Richardson’s mother said he was exposed to the virus at the hospital, requested vacation leave and was experiencing fever when he was asked to return to work at...
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Family Says VA Worker Forced to Go Back to Work
The family of an employee of the DC VA Medical Center, who eventually died from COVID-19, said he was required to work inside the hospital while symptomatic.
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More Than 2,250 VA Hospital Employees Test Positive for Coronavirus Nationwide
The death toll from COVID-19 is rising at the country’s veterans hospitals — and not just among the patients. Records released Sunday to the News4 I-Team show at least 23 Veterans Affairs employees have died of coronavirus, and a growing number of employees at the Washington DC VA Medical Center are in isolation. More than 2,250 employees have tested positive…
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23 VA Medical Center Workers Die From Coronavirus
Records released Sunday to the News4 I-Team show at least 23 Veterans Affairs employees have died of coronavirus, and a growing number of employees at the Washington DC VA Medical Center are in isolation. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.
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Feds Review Breast Cancer Screening Delays at DC VA Medical Center
Federal investigators are reviewing the breast cancer screening program at the Washington DC VA Medical Center after a News4 I-Team investigation revealed delays in mammography services last year. Some patients waited weeks and months to receive letters with the results of their mammography exams. This violated company policy and ultimately caused confusion for patients. The medical center cut back on…
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DC VA Medical Center Patient Escaped Psychiatric Unit, Charged With Assaulting Woman in Virginia
A patient escaped a locked psychiatric unit at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center Sunday, traveled to a home in Virginia, and abducted and assaulted a woman there, according to police and VA records obtained by the News4 I-Team.
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Psychiatric Patient Who Escaped From DC VA Charged With Assault
A psychiatric patient at a major medical center took a cab to Virginia and is accused of assaulting and briefly abducting a woman. Scott MacFarlane reports it’s the latest in a series of incidents at the troubled Washington DC VA Medical Center.
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3 Deaths Raise Questions About DC VA Medical Center Following Up With Patients After Discharge
The deaths of three recent patients at the Washington DC VA Medical Center are raising questions about whether the medical center thoroughly checks on its patients after discharge.
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Families Question If DC VA Med Center Could Have Done More to Save Patients Who Died
The VA Medical Center in the District has been plagued with problems like mismanagement, staffing shortages and inventory issues. Now an investigation by Scott MacFarlane and the News4 I-Team reveals new questions about whether the hospital is properly following up on patients after they are discharged.
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Multiple DC Area Blazes Force People Into Dangerous Cold
Firefighters rescued several people from a 3-alarm apartment fire in Falls Church on a dangerously cold morning with single-digit temperatures. News4’s Meghan McGrath reports on one of several fires that broke out before sunrise.
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VA to Open Satellite Clinic in Montgomery County
Help is on the way for patients of the troubled Washington DC VA Medical Center. The VA is building a new satellite clinic in Montgomery County that will provide patients an alternative to making the trek to DC.
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VA to Open Clinic in Montgomery County
The VA is building a new satellite clinic in Montgomery County that will provide patients an alternative to making the trek to the DC Medical Center.
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Concerning Temperature Problems Inside the DC VA Med Center
An investigation by the News4 I-Team reveals major problems with temperature inside the DC VA Medical Center that serves more than 100,000 veterans. Investigative Reporter Scott MacFarlane reports it’s angering patients, and advocates who worry say something must be done now.
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VA Fires DC Medical Director a Second Time, After Appeal
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has fired for a second time the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center medical director who was fired a first time earlier this summer and then appealed the ruling.
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Dept. of Veterans Affairs Fires Longtime DC Medical Center Director Who Was Reassigned in April
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs fired the longtime head of the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center amid growing questions about his leadership of the facility.
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Washington DC VA Medical Center Cancels Surgeries Over Concerns About Surgical Equipment Safety
The Washington DC VA Medical Center canceled at least nine surgeries Friday amid concerns about the safety of some of the surgical instruments, the News4 I-Team learned.
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Burst Pipe Flooded DC VA Medical Center Earlier This Month
A burst pipe flooded five levels of the Washington DC VA Medical Center earlier this month, forcing the postponement of more than a dozen outpatient procedures and the transfer of a patient who was being treated in the intensive care unit.
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Problems Continue to Plague DC VA Center Year After Report
One year after the release of a scathing internal report and the firing of the medical center director, the Washington DC VA Medical Center has no permanent leader and continues to face safety questions.