El Paso City Council Votes To Pursue Veterans Hospital

Didn't anyone in the DOD think if this when they were talking about expanding Fort Bliss?

City Council Votes To Pursue Veterans Hospital
Monica Balderrama-KFOX News Reporter
POSTED: 7:34 pm MDT June 17, 2008

EL PASO, Texas -- Some El Pasoan elected officials have tried to bring a Veterans Affairs hospital to our area for years, but now there may be a realistic chance.
With the growth of Fort Bliss and the change in demographics, city and county officials plan to go to Washington with new arguments.
Jerry Baker is a vietnam veteran who's used the El Paso VA system for more than 20 years.
"I received a prescription that was mislabeled," said Baker.
It hasn't been a pleasant experience for him or for the thousands of local veterans that use the VA clinic in El Paso. In recent months, the El Paso Veterans Affairs Health Care System was found to be worst in the nation, according to an internal performance survey. For a veteran like Baker who suffers from a number of illnesses like arthritis and anemia, you would think he was under a doctor's care all the time. He says at the VA clinic an appointment can take months.

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Monica Balderrama Reports: El Paso’s Veteran Healthcare System
Peter Daut Reports: Former Veteran Affairs Employee
Monica Balderrama Reports: Care For Veterans
Miri Marshall Reports: Veterans' Healthcare