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 Hampton Healthcare System in Virginia. 

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

The OIG issued six recommendations for improvement in three domains:
 1.    Environment of care
   •    Accessible parking space access aisles and pavement markings
   •    Crosswalk visibility and pedestrian safety
   •    Doorway safety
   •    Hand hygiene supplies
 2.    Patient safety
   •    Communication of test results
 3.    Veteran-centered safety net
   •    Social work positions

Jacksonville State University (Jacksonville State) did not always account for and expend Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funds according to Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines. Specifically, Jacksonville State did not fully comply with Federal regulations and FEMA guidelines to include federally required contract provisions in its disaster contracts. Jacksonville State’s exclusion of the required contract provisions exposed FEMA funding to unnecessary risks.