Fayetteville VA Hospital Closed Emergency Room Over No Doctors?

PROTESTERS DEMAND VETERANS AFFAIRS EMERGENCY ROOM REOPEN IN FAYETTEVILLE
ABC 11 News
By Andrea Blanford
Thursday, October 30, 2014

FAYETTEVILLE (WTVD) -- A few dozen protesters, made up of Veterans Affairs workers and union members representing employees of the Fayetteville VA Medical Center, carried signs and chanted at the VA's entrance on Ramsey St. Thursday afternoon. They demanded the VA's emergency room reopen after administrators closed its doors in September.

But VA officials said the ER was closed for good reasons.

"I would hope that, much like me, their first concern would be the safety of our veteran patients," said Jeff Melvin, Fayetteville VA Medical Center Spokesperson.

The VA told veterans and employees in September, the closure was due to contractors failing to provide enough qualified ER doctors to properly staff Fayetteville's Emergency Dept. A 12-hour urgent care clinic was opened in its place, but many veterans say it's not enough.
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