added 2007 Wed Apr 25 0:29:11 by pagey
A report gives 15 states failing grades for the legal representation provided to abused and neglected children.
A report gives 15 states failing grades for the legal representation provided to abused and neglected children.
added 2007 Wed Apr 11 21:27:28 by STONERS
Money woes and Pentagon neglect are to blame for shoddy outpatient conditions and bureaucratic delays at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, an independent review has found. The blistering report calls for major changes in troop care.
Money woes and Pentagon neglect are to blame for shoddy outpatient conditions and bureaucratic delays at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, an independent review has found. The blistering report calls for major changes in troop care.
added 2007 Thu Apr 5 5:50:08 by STONERS
Elizabeth Edwards said Wednesday she feels she let down her family and the country by neglecting to get mammograms that could have caught her cancer earlier.
Elizabeth Edwards said Wednesday she feels she let down her family and the country by neglecting to get mammograms that could have caught her cancer earlier.
added 2007 Sun Mar 18 22:52:11 by TechnologyExpert
An Army contract to privatize maintenance at Walter Reed Medical Center was delayed more than three years amid bureaucratic bickering and legal squabbles that led to staff shortages and a hospital in disarray just as the number of severely wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan was rising rapidly.
An Army contract to privatize maintenance at Walter Reed Medical Center was delayed more than three years amid bureaucratic bickering and legal squabbles that led to staff shortages and a hospital in disarray just as the number of severely wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan was rising rapidly.
added 2007 Sun Mar 11 17:48:12 by TechnologyExpert
A man has pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a kickback scheme involving contracts at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Leon Krachyna Jr., 39, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to bribe a public official and defraud the Army, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said.
A man has pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a kickback scheme involving contracts at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Leon Krachyna Jr., 39, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to bribe a public official and defraud the Army, U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said.
added 2007 Wed Mar 7 18:31:07 by STONERS
President Bush said Wednesday that the bipartisan panel he named to investigate problems at the nation's military and veterans hospitals would work to restore confidence in the system of caring for wounded U.S. troops and helping them move back into military or civilian life.
President Bush said Wednesday that the bipartisan panel he named to investigate problems at the nation's military and veterans hospitals would work to restore confidence in the system of caring for wounded U.S. troops and helping them move back into military or civilian life.
added 2007 Thu Mar 1 5:53:15 by TomBiro
According to a new story from the WaPo, people up to the Army's surgeon general have known full well about problems at Walter Reed hospital for some time.
According to a new story from the WaPo, people up to the Army's surgeon general have known full well about problems at Walter Reed hospital for some time.
added 2007 Wed Feb 21 12:59:16 by trojanhorse
Washington has ordered a review of the way wounded US soldiers are cared for at military hospitals, following highly critical reports in the US media.
Washington has ordered a review of the way wounded US soldiers are cared for at military hospitals, following highly critical reports in the US media.
added 2007 Sun Feb 18 6:05:03 by TechnologyExpert
The common perception of Walter Reed is of a surgical hospital that shines as the crown jewel of military medicine. But 5 1/2 years of sustained combat have transformed the venerable 113-acre institution into something else entirely -- a holding ground for physically and psychologically damaged outpatients. Almost 700 of them -- the majority soldie
The common perception of Walter Reed is of a surgical hospital that shines as the crown jewel of military medicine. But 5 1/2 years of sustained combat have transformed the venerable 113-acre institution into something else entirely -- a holding ground for physically and psychologically damaged outpatients. Almost 700 of them -- the majority soldie
added 2007 Wed Feb 14 20:47:23 by STONERS
The former nursing director of an assisted-living facility was accused of neglecting a patient's head wound for so long that it filled with maggots, and of trying to conceal the poor care by altering records.
The former nursing director of an assisted-living facility was accused of neglecting a patient's head wound for so long that it filled with maggots, and of trying to conceal the poor care by altering records.
