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Navy Veteran, Contractor Killed in Explosion at West Haven VA Medical Center: Officials
Two people have died after an explosion at the West Haven VA Medical Center on Friday morning and three others are injured, according to officials. Alfred Montoya, director of VA Connecticut Healthcare System, said one employee, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and one contractor died after an explosion in a steam line that was being replaced. “Today as...
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VA Med Center in West Virginia Reports Its First Deaths From COVID-19
The major VA medical center in Berkeley County, West Virginia, reported its first coronavirus deaths. Federal records reviewed by the News4 I-Team show three patients have died of COVID-19 at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center. About two dozen more have tested positive. Large tents have been erected outside the hospital to help keep respiratory patients separate from other hospital patients….
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VA Hospital in West Virginia Reports First COVID-19 Deaths
The major VA medical center in West Virginia reported its first three coronavirus deaths. Scott MacFarlane reports.
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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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7 Veterans in DC Have Coronavirus
Two veterans in Washington, D.C, are among those being treated for COVID-19.
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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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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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Garage to Open at DC VA Center Where Vets Face Long Walks
Veterans who have trouble walking are forced to hike up to a quarter of a mile from their parking spot to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A new parking garage was supposed to alleviate that issue this month, but now VA officials say it will open April 1, and won’t have elevators until even later in the year. News4’s I-Team...
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Parking Garage to Open at DC VA Medical Center Where Disabled Veterans Face Long Walks
The garage is expected to alleviate a severe shortage of parking spaces and growing frustrations among many of the 100,000 veterans who seek treatment at the medical center.
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Double Amputee Opened Fire Inside Palm Beach County VA Hospital, Striking Doctor: FBI
A double amputee pulled out a gun he was hiding in his wheelchair and opened fire Wednesday evening inside a hospital in Palm Beach County, striking a doctor who was trying to subdue him.
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News4 Your Sunday: Food 4 Families Brightens the Holidays
News4 works with more than 85 organizations to ensure families in the D.C. area have a full table on Thanksgiving. Pat Lawson Muse highlights those efforts with Shaza Andersen, founder and president of WashingtonFirst Youth Foundation, Robin Berkley, executive director of Horton’s Kids, and Gloria Hairston, director of public affairs and community relations at the VA Medical Center, and Denieka...
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Sen. Van Hollen Wants Answers About DC VA Med Center Issues
After a series of News4 I-Team investigations, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) is asking questions about the safety of Washington’s VA Medical Center. In a letter sent Wednesday to the new secretary of veterans affairs, the senator said he’s “frustrated” by what’s happening inside the VA’s flagship medical center.
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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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DC VA Medical Center Cooling Issues Affect Blood Bank, Room Temperature, Vaccine Storage
Failures of cooling equipment have dogged the Washington DC VA Medical Center in recent months, angering patients, triggering flooding, forcing staff to throw away thousands of flu vaccines and contributing to safety violations in the medical center’s blood bank.
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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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Washington DC VA Medical Center Performance Deteriorating: Memo
The performance of the troubled Washington D.C. VA Medical Center has further “deteriorated” in recent weeks, drawing additional scrutiny from agency leaders, according to a July 17 memo obtained by the News4 I-Team.
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Memo Says DC VA Med Center Performance Deteriorating
Months after the Washington DC VA Medical Center was ordered to shape up, there are new concerns. An internal memo obtained by Scott MacFarlane and the News4 I-Team reveals new questions about what’s happening inside the flagship facility.
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House Committee Chairman Orders Formal Review of DC VA Medical Center
The chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Veterans Affairs said he’s ordering a series of formal reviews of the Washington DC VA Medical Center in the wake of reports by the News4 I-Team.