[Vhfcn-l] Physical

[Don Armstrong]

I've had to use the Urgent care at the Manchester NH VAMC 3 times in 3 
months and each time the treatment was quick and smooth. One of the 
visits was for bad right leg pains. After an X-ray of both knees I got 
an appointment 4 days later for my Primary Care doctor. I spent an hour 
with her going over anything and everything. She ordered another blood 
panel plus a swallow test due to some choking episodes along with 
referral to PT. Next week I did the swallow test and went with the 
doctor to her office to watch the films on her monitor. She explained 
what was happening and corrective measures. I then had 4 PT visits in 4 
weeks for my knee and leg and we found I had several knots in my leg 
muscles that had pinched a nerve. In all 3 Urgent Care visits I was in a 
bed within 15 minutes of arrival.

However the hospital is in the news because a group of Whistle blowers 
have come out to complain about unsanitary conditions in the day surgery 
and some doctors just doing a copy and paste of old notes to look like 
they added in new info. The trouble is back in the early 2000's they 
eliminated the surgical suite which meant they got rid of in patient 
care. In fact the state of NH is the only place that does not have a 
VAMC with an ER. The administrator back about 2005 tried to shut down 
the ER completely and make the entire hospital an 8 to 5 week day only 
operation. When we asked " What are we supposed to do for care after 
hours" and the Administrator said "it's not my responsibility to get 
Veterans insurance." We bitched to the news media and we got an "Urgent 
Care Lite" which meant that no tests at all were done after hours. In 
the last 6 years they built a new wing and added a bunch of clinics and 
some are great. That being said I had a consult in for a year and a half 
for Cardiac and never heard a thing. Recently I wore the new version of 
a Halter Monitor for 2 weeks and the ticker appears to be fine.


On 8/2/2017 12:53 PM, Ralph Stilwell wrote:
> I am happy with the VA Clinic here in Morgantown WV, (about 8 miles from my
> home), and also with the Louis A Johnson Med Center in Clarksburg WV,
> (about 35 miles away).  With all the VA horror stories in the news, it's
> encouraging  to hear of some good experiences!
> Ralph
>
> On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 10:09 AM, supercoach at wyoming.com <
> supercoach at wyoming.com> wrote:
>
>> Went to FT Meade Black Hills VA Hosp. for annual oil change.  I really
>> like this facility.  It is not a huge facility like Denver or Phoenix but
>> they take very good care of their patients.
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