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DC VA Med Center Launching Program to Help Employees Manage COVID-19 Stress
Another wave of COVID-19 cases is hitting local veterans’ hospitals. Scott MacFarlane reports the nation’s flagship VA hospital is fighting to help its patients and employees withstand the wave.
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Veterans Praise VA Valet Driver for Her Spirit Amid Pandemic
A valet at the Washington DC VA Medical Center is providing more than rides for veterans. She always has a comforting word and a smile. Natasha Jordan, a valet manager at the veterans hospital, drives veterans from the hospital to the COVID-19 testing site around the back. “I talk to them; I make them feel good,” she said. Veterans say…
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Veterans Praise VA Valet Driver for Her Spirit Amid Pandemic
A valet at the Washington DC VA Medical Center is providing more than rides for veterans. She always has a comforting word and a smile. News4’s Shomari Stone spoke to her and some of those vets.
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Potential Case of Legionella Infection at DC VA Medical Center
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs acknowledges it has a possible case of Legionella infection at its flagship hospital in D.C. Scott MacFarlane explains how the medical center is responding.
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VA Insiders Concerned About COVID-19 Say It's Hard to Take Leave
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…
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VA Insiders Concerned About COVID-19 Say It's Hard to Take Leave
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.
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Report Reveals VA Hospital Mistakes Before Veteran's Suicide
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.
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VA Nurse Accused of Lying to Feds About Night of Patient's Death
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...
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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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DC VA Medical Center Employee, 57, Dies of Coronavirus
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…
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First DC VA Employee Death From COVID-19
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.
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DC VA Med Center Makes Changes Amid Wave of New COVID-19 Cases
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.
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VA Prepares for Wave of More Coronavirus Cases
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.
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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 Makes Changes During Health Crisis
The VA system says it’s making changes to protect its patients and staff during this health crisis.
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Senior VA Staffers Under Investigation
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.
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Feds Reviewing Breast Cancer Screening at DC VA Med Center
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.
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DC VA Medical Center Hiring New Mammographer
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.
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DC VA Med Center Officials Insist Fixes Are Being Made
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.