The Thanks of a Grateful Nation

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Maggots in your nose.  Your nurses treating the in-house vermin as
pets.

Your nation would like to take a moment, Veterans, to thank you once
again for your service to her.  Bend over, she'll show you just how
much it's meant to her.

AP Via The New York Times - June 3, 2002
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Hospital-Infestation.html

Senator: Infested Hospital Improving

by the Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 3 (AP) -- A Veterans Affairs hospital that
came under scrutiny after allegations that maggots had infested the
noses of two comatose patients has made significant improvements,
Sen. Kit Bond said Monday.

The Missouri Republican toured the medical facility and noted the
improvements, which included removing old carpet, repairing walls and
adding housekeeping staff.

Bond, the ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations
Subcommittee that funds the Department of Veterans Affairs, said the
hospital's problems did not stem from a lack of funding.

``I believe the resources were adequate, but that they were not being
utilized property,'' Bond said.

A March 25 report in the Archives of Internal Medicine said maggots
infested the nostrils of two patients in 1998, around the same time
that mice were so common in the hospital that some nurses cared for
them as pets.

Inspectors probed the hospital and declared it ``dirty'' after
finding mouse droppings and dead flies. After their report, Veterans
Affairs Secretary Anthony J. Principi reassigned two hospital
officials and apologized to Kansas City veterans.

Since then, the hospital has started a nearly $10 million cleanup
effort expected to take 15 months to 18 months.

 
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