Washington DC VA Medical Center

A group of frontline employees and union leaders at the Washington DC VA Medical Center said the agency is not ensuring workers potentially exposed to COVID-19 are given work leave to prevent the further spread of the virus. In a series of interviews with the News4 I-Team, the employees described incidents in which they came in proximity to colleagues who…

A group of frontline employees and union leaders at the Washington DC VA Medical Center said the agency is not ensuring workers potentially exposed to COVID-19 are given work leave to prevent the further spread of the virus. Scott MacFarlane reports.

Internal investigators found a series of mistakes and misconduct at the Washington DC VA Medical Center involving a patient who later died by suicide. Scott MacFarlane reports the facility says changes have been made.

A nurse at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ flagship medical center in Washington, D.C., is facing a criminal charge for allegedly falsifying records and lying to federal agents about her work on the night of a patient’s death.   In court filings, prosecutors said Layonu Omotosho was on duty and responsible for hourly checks on a 59-year-old patient in...

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…

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.

An employee of the Washington DC VA Medical Center has died of complications from coronavirus, the News-4 I-Team has learned.     Calvin Richardson Jr., a longtime addiction rehabilitation specialist at the hospital, fell ill on Easter Sunday and passed away over the weekend. Richardson, 57, was a father and U.S. Army veteran. His death is the first reported of…

The death toll from COVID-19 is rising inside the veterans hospital in D.C. At least 15 patients have passed away, and Scott MacFarlane and the News-4 I-Team report an employee has died now, too.

Almost a dozen employees of the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center have tested positive for the coronavirus, and the first death of a patient was reported Monday afternoon. Scott MacFarlane and the News4 I-Team discovered the wave of patients hitting VA hospitals is larger than the agency has reported.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie says a wave of patients could soon be coming to VA hospitals across the country and acknowledges a cluster of cases in D.C. Wilkie sat down for an interview with Investigative Reporter Scott MacFarlane.

Two veterans in Washington, D.C, are among those being treated for COVID-19.

The VA system says it’s making changes to protect its patients and staff during this health crisis.
Scott MacFarlane and the News4 I-Team report.

High-ranking members of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are under scrutiny because of an allegation of sexual misconduct by a veteran inside the Washington DC VA Medical Center. Scott MacFarlane reports.

Federal investigators are reviewing the breast cancer screening program at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. The news comes three months after an investigation by Scott MacFarlane and the I-Team revealed problems and delays in the mammography services there.

The Washington D.C. VA Medical Center says it’s hiring a new director of its breast cancer screening program. The News4 I-Team revealed problems in that program late last year. Scott MacFarlane reports.

Leaders of the troubled Washington DC VA Medical Center told Congress they’re suffering major staffing shortages but insisted they are making needed improvements. Reporting by the News4 I-Team led to a formal U.S. House hearing Thursday. Scott MacFarlane reports.

Congress is expanding its investigation of the troubled Washington DC VA Medical Center. The U.S. House oversight committee is asking the medical center questions about problems revealed in a series of reports by the News4 I-Team. Scott MacFarlane reports.

At least one patient and a dozen staffers are being treated for scabies at a community living center at the Washington DC VA Medical Center, the News-4 I-Team has learned.

A patient and a dozen employees are being treated for scabies at the Washington DC VA Medical Center. Scott MacFarlane reports.

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.