Obama Visits VA Hospital At Center of Scandal
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Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(PHOENIX) — President Obama visited a Veterans Affairs system hospital on Friday, and spoke out against some of the scandals that have rocked the VA in recent years.
The president said the Veterans Affairs medical system is far from perfect, but is moving past a recent history of scandal.
“The fact that there have been a few bad apples, mistakes made, I don’t want that to detract from the outstanding work of a lot of people inside this organization,” he said.
Obama was speaking at the VA hospital which was at the center of a scandal where doctors concealed long patient wait times, which may have led to some deaths.
The president announced an advisory committee meant to improve patient experience, but said much more work needs to be done.
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