Report shows inconsistencies with reporting deaths and problems with patient safety, including surgeons performing procedures they weren't authorized to perform.

NOTE from Larry Scott, VA Watchdog dot Org ... The VA facility at Marion, Ill. has been the center of controversy for some time ... surgical deaths, poor management, and the list goes on.

Now, an assessment by the VA's Office of Inspector General (VAOIG), shows that many problems still plague the facility.

The latest VAOIG report is here:

Combined Assessment Program Review of the Marion VA Medical Center Marion, Illinois -- Report Number 08-03083-17, 11/2/2009 | Summary | Report (PDF)

Given the problems of the past and the time that Marion has had to "fix" them, this report shows a VA hospital in disarray. 

From the report:

We found insufficient proctoring or monitoring information to confirm privilege-specific competency for 20 (87 percent) of the 23 physicians.

Would you feel confident going to this VA hospital?

Use our search engine for a complete background on the host of problems unearthed at the Marion VA ... here ...
http://www.yourvabenefits.org/sessearch.php?q=marion&op=and

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Report: Problems continued at Ill VA hospital

Associated Press

http://www.wandtv.com/Global
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CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says the findings of a report from a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital are inexcusable.

A federal report released today shows inconsistencies with reporting deaths and problems with patient safety, including surgeons performing two procedures they weren't authorized to perform.

The facility in Marion has been under fire for years. Major surgeries have been suspended there following a spike in deaths two years ago.

According to the report, problems at the facility were wide-ranging. For example, three sets of documents showed three different death totals for April 2009.

The report also reveals outdated staff training and patient data analysis.

A hospital spokesman didn't immediately have comment.

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TOPICS: veterans, veterans' benefits, VA, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Marion, Ill.