Federal Reports

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System in Nashville. 

This evaluation focused on five key content domains:
     •    Culture
     •    Environment of care
     •    Patient safety
     •    Primary care
     •    Veteran-centered safety net

The OIG issued two recommendations for VA to correct identified deficiencies in one domain:
   1.    Environment of care
     •    Preventive maintenance
     •    Permanent biomedical engineering chief and repeat environment of care findings

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System in Minnesota. 

This evaluation focused on five key content domains:
     •    Culture
     •    Environment of care
     •    Patient safety
     •    Primary care
     •    Veteran-centered safety net

The OIG issued three recommendations for VA to correct identified deficiencies in one domain:
   1.    Environment of care
     •    Feminine hygiene products
     •    Secure medications
     •    Equipment inspection dates