Female veterans still lack privacy at VA

Female veterans still lack privacy at VA

By Rick Maze - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Mar 31, 2010 15:04:55 EDT

Veterans Affairs Department officials are promising to improve privacy for female veterans who use its medical facilities after a new report discovered that some old problems have not been fixed.

A March 31 report from the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, found women using VA hospitals and clinics continue to face:

• Examination rooms set up so that passersby can see patients disrobed when the door is opened.

• Restrooms that lack sanitary napkin or tampon dispensers.

• A lack of privacy at appointment and reception desks, so that others can overhear discussion of medical problems.

Investigators reviewed nine medical centers and 10 outpatient clinics; none fully complied with VA policy on privacy, the report says.
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Female veterans still lack privacy at VA