Healthcare Facility Inspection of the Sheridan VA Health Care System in Wyoming

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

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 improvement in two domains:
  1.    Environment of care
     •    Facility navigation tools for sensory-impaired veterans
  2.    Patient safety
     •    Patient test result communication effectiveness
     •    Service-specific workflows for test result communications