Are V.A. Physicians & Hospitals Up to Par?(Brief Article)

ARE V.A. PHYSICIANS AND HOSPITALS UP TO STANDARD? That question was raised by a federal judge in a recent Texas case in which V.A. physicians failed to diagnose a Major's ischemic heart disease after no less than 27 visits in which the Major complained of virtually all of the classic symptoms which would lead to a diagnosis of corollary artery disease. Yet, not a single one of the numerous physicians and other medical personnel involved in his treatment ordered appropriate testing for coronary artery disease.

MAJOR ANTONIO BUENO PRESENTED HIMSELF FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AT WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER AND BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FROM APRIL 1995 TO FEBRUARY 1996. He was seen, examined, tested and treated by a small army of physicians and technicians, several of whom were in the …