A Department of Veterans Affairs conducted survey found that
VA hospitals outperform or match neighboring non-VA hospitals in surgical
quality and overall patient safety satisfaction.
The finding comes from a study conducted by VA and
university researchers that was published June 26, in the Journal of Surgical
Research.
“For veterans, who often have choices in where they receive
care, it is in their best interest to make fully informed health care
decisions," said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie in a release. ”This study
provides valuable information when faced with such an important choice.”
One year later, Veterans Affairs has approved 17,400 Blue
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Researchers at the White River Junction VA Medical Center in
Vermont and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire conducted
the study. They identified VA medical centers with at least one non-VA hospital
within 25 miles in three U.S. regions, the west-southwest, New England and deep
south.
The study sampled 34 VA facilities and 319 neighboring
non-VA hospitals, using benchmarks created by the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality. Scores from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and Systems were also used, according to the release.
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