An investigation released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says the San Diego VA hospital triggered one veteran’s suicide attempt in 2014 by repeatedly canceling his mental health appointments.
The investigation also found that at least two San Diego VA employees instructed appointment clerks to “zero out” wait times in the scheduling database, presenting an unrealistically positive picture of how long patients were waiting for mental health care.
The suicidal San Diego veteran, not named in the report, had three or four appointments canceled in a row by the VA leading up to his attempt to kill himself in 2014. The attempt happened at a VA clinic in San Diego. Cont.
Story from - San Diego Union Tribune
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