VA Department angry, apologetic over 19 deaths at Marion hospital

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

ST. LOUIS -- Investigators flagged 19 deaths over the past two years at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Southern Illinois as possibly linked to substandard care, an angry VA official said Monday as he apologized to affected families and pledged reform.

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