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VA Replaces Pittsburgh Hospital Network’s Director
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – The Department of Veterans Affairs has fired the director of the Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System a month after the department said internal investigators determine she committed...
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Pittsburgh VA Clears Up Backlog, Shortens Wait Times
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Congress was shocked to learn that at a VA facility in Phoenix, Ariz. 1,700 veterans had languished on waiting lists – and some had died awaiting care. Here in Pittsburgh, the local...
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Grieving Father: VA Isn’t Doing Enough To Prevent Vet Suicides
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — His son survived the war, but lost the battle at home. “Everything seemed to be well with David, going his way and then all of a sudden this drops out of the sky, like an anvil hits...
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KD Investigation: Congressman Wants Answers In Vet Suicides
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_2404201518533489936AA.mp4 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq — returning U.S. veterans are committing suicide in astounding numbers....
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Pittsburgh VA Investigating Alleged Incident, Issues Statement
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_1306201518262618389AA.mp4 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Several employees are reportedly on leave while an alleged incident is under investigation at the Pittsburgh...
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Pittsburgh VA Wants To Fire 3 Who Bound Co-Worker With Tape
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After deaths from Legionella and controversial bonuses to its former administrator, the Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System has been hit with another controversy. The VA wants to fire...
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Report Clears Pittsburgh VA Of Legionnaires’ Allegations
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System occasionally delayed reporting test results for patients suspected of having Legionnaires’ disease, but treatment wasn’t affected by...
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Pittsburgh VA Fires 2 Who Bound Co-Worker With Duct Tape
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System has fired two workers and disciplined five others after a worker complained that he was harassed and bound with duct tape. VA...
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Officials Investigating After Legionella Found Again At Pittsburgh VA
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh VA is dealing with Legionella once again, after three faucets at one of its hospitals tested positive for the bacteria. “Our No. 1 priority is the safety of our...
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Mold Discovery Shuts Down Intensive Care Unit At Pittsburgh VA In Oakland
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The discovery of mold during a routine maintenance inspection shut down the intensive care unit at the Pittsburgh VA’s University Drive campus in Oakland. Officials with the VA...
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Pittsburgh VA’s ICU Reopens After Mold Discovery
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The intensive care unit of a Veterans Affairs hospital in Pittsburgh that was shut down after mold was found in a ventilation system has been reopened. Technicians discovered the mold...
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Get Marty: Veteran’s Mother Pleads For Help For Her Son
SEWICKLEY (KDKA) — The mother of a U.S. Marine Corps veteran in an emergency situation reached out to KDKA’s Get Marty. “The Marines broke my son. Now I’d like them to fix him,” says Maureen Valenzi....
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Pittsburgh VA’s New Director Says Staff Is Focused On Better Care, Meeting...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Veterans Administration hospital in Pittsburgh is trying to change a bad image. Faced with patient deaths and complaints about care, the VA hosted a tour of its Oakland hospital...
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VA Hospital Air-Handling Unit Repaired After Failure
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Officials with the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System say their University Drive should be operating normally by Monday morning after an air-handling unit failure caused some problems...
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Get Marty: Injured Navy SEAL Frustrated With VA
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Navy SEAL injured in a tragic training accident reached out to Get Marty for help. “I can’t stand going to the VA. I just get frustrated,” said Lt. Junior Grade Brandon Myers. The...
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Veterans Fighting Cuts To VA’s Home Health Care Service
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — At age 20, Rita Stasiak, of Elizabeth Township, served as a Navy meteorologist during the Vietnam War. Today, afflicted with Parkinson’s, she is confined to a special chair, 24-7,...
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