Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Poplar Bluff Health Care System in Missouri

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 Poplar Bluff Health Care System in Missouri. 

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

The OIG issued four recommendations for improvement in three domains:
   1.    Culture
   •    Key leadership turnover
   •    Interactions with local union leaders
   2.    Environment of care
   •    Nonoperational security camaras
   3.    Primary care
   •    Primary care team staffing