VA hospital in ABQ (Albuquerque, NM) ranked in bottom 10

[left-of-center2012]

The Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, responsible for the health care of about 58,000 veterans, was among the 10 lowest-ranking VA hospitals in the country, according to a closely held quarterly report made public last week.

Last week, USA Today published ratings the Veterans Affairs Department uses to rank all 146 of its medical centers quarterly. Known as Strategic Analytics for Improvement and Learning, or SAIL reports, they are based on numerous factors, including wait times for appointments, death and infection rates, patient and employee satisfaction, access to care and occurrences of avoidable complications.

But Andrew Welch, director of the New Mexico VA Health Care System, said the ranking for the Raymond G. Murphy Medical Center, which covered the quarter that ended June 30, does not tell a complete story about the quality of care provided to area veterans, nor are such reports designed to compare VA hospitals with other hospitals.

“The bottom line is that veterans receiving care within the New Mexico VA Health Care System should feel very comfortable and confident about their VA health care,” Welch said this week. “We have the outcomes to show that we’re providing high-quality care.”

Read more at:
https://www.abqjournal.com/909249/call-wait-times-and-infection-rates-among-problem-areas.html

[niyad]

1. sadly, we are not in the least surprised. just think what will happen when the mango

mussolini privatizes VA

[left-of-center2012]

2. One thing to be thankful for ...

Sarah Palin wasn't named head of the VA as had been rumored.

[niyad]

3. which idiot did the orange one choose? I have lost track.

[Berlin Vet]

4. Comes Down to the Medical Staff

My wife worked at two VA hospitals and she provided really good care to her patients (she is also a Vet). If you get a caring and competent provider there is no better place than the VA for health care. She worked with some really lazy providers as well. After one provider retired her computer had over 500 view-alerts that she never looked at or opened. These view-alerts tell the provider of test results that need immediate attention and other time sensitive issues. Overall the VA can be great or crappy, depends on who you get.