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Connecting Vets | VA still working to install safety features after veterans suicides at VA hospitals
In West Palm Beach, Fla., investigators found that failures to follow VA’s own standards could have led to a patient’s death or risked the safety of other veterans.
A veteran at the VA there died by suicide inside a locked mental health unit. Cameras at the hospital hadn’t worked for at least three years, safety alarms weren’t installed and patient safety rounds weren’t being conducted consistently by staff. Leadership deflected responsibility and disregarded safety risks, the report said.
Efforts to fix those issues only began after the veteran’s death. |
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