Drugs vanish at some VA hospitals

longknife

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Can the new chief do anything about this? So much theft at so many locations.

The Washington hospital also missed inspections of the facility's pharmacy for three straight months, violating VA policy, according to the official, who insisted on anonymity to reveal findings that weren't public. In the last year, the hospital had at least five incidents of controlled substances that were "lost" or otherwise unaccounted for, according to the DEA.

Other problems were found in VA hospitals in Seattle, Milwaukee and Memphis, Tennessee. Milwaukee had the fewest, which the GAO attributed to a special coordinator put in place to ensure inspection compliance.

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Here's a fun fact. Every hospital in the country has had incidents of drugs going missing. Even some people in the medical community use drugs, and will steal them if they get a chance. The VA is no more susceptible to it than any hospital your town.
 

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