Barack Obama Statement on the Marion VA Medical Center Reports
By newsdesk - Posted on January 30th, 2008
January 28, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today released the following statement after the publication of two reports by the Department of Veterans Affairs' inspector general and the Veterans Health Administration's medical examiner on unexpected deaths at the Marion VA Medical Center:
"Our veterans should expect nothing less than world class care and treatment at our nation's veterans' facilities. I remain deeply concerned over the unacceptable breakdown that led to these tragic deaths and substandard care at the Marion VA Medical Center.
"These investigations have provided new information about failures in leadership and quality control. However, the VA must provide stronger assurances that these problems aren't occurring elsewhere, and that it has a plan to help the families who have lost loved ones.
"I will continue working with Senator Durbin and the Veterans' Affairs Committee to ensure that the VA adds the necessary safeguards and thoroughly reviews its standards at other facilities throughout the country."
Source: Senator Barack Obama
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