Department of Veterans Affairs

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to assess allegations regarding inadequate nurse staffing that affected quality of care in the Community Living Centers (CLC) at the Northport VA Medical Center, New York. The OIG substantiated that nursing leaders were aware...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to assess allegations regarding quality of care issues in two Community Living Centers (CLC) at the Northport VA Medical Center, New York. The OIG substantiated Patient A died at the facility after choking on food, but found...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection at the request of several members of Congress to assess pain management practices including opioid prescribing and the treatment of substance abuse at Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities. The OIG found...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Roseburg VA Health Care System (Facility). The review covered key processes associated with promoting quality care—Leadership and Organizational Risks; Quality, Safety, and Value...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to review a complaint alleging a delay in care, including surgery, after a non-VA imaging center reported mammogram results as normal for a patient with known breast cancer at the Atlanta VA Health Care System in Decatur...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviewed the Wilmington Health Care Center (HCC) in North Carolina in response to a request from Congressman Walter B. Jones, who asked the OIG to determine whether selecting the Wilmington airport site for the HCC was in the best interest of taxpayers. He...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection at the request of Senators Jon Tester and Sherrod Brown to review the care of a patient who fell to his death from a second-story window at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center (Facility), Ohio. At the request of Senator Brown...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered in the inpatient and outpatient settings of the Battle Creek VA Medical Center (Facility). The review covered key clinical and administrative processes associated with promoting quality care...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a healthcare inspection to address concerns regarding illicit fentanyl use and urine drug screening (UDS) practices at the Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (DRRTP), Bath VA Medical Center, New York. The Veterans Health...

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a focused evaluation of the quality of care delivered at the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (Facility). The review covered key processes associated with promoting quality care—Leadership and Organizational Risks; Quality, Safety, and Value...