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VA Hospitals Earn High Marks in New Federal Ratings
A new quality assessment of U.S. hospitals by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave nearly 58% of Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers the highest four- or five-star ratings -- down 9% from 2023.The VA scores were still significantly higher than private medical centers, only 40% of which earned four or five stars. The department announced Tuesday that its hospitals also outperformed non-VA facilities on patient satisfaction surveys, which gave 79% of VA hospitals four or five stars, compared with 40% of non-VA hospitals.Despite the drop in overall scores from last year, VA Under Secretary for Health Dr....
VSP reflects on Labor Day Weekend Operation C.A.R.E
According to VSP, there were a total of 10 people killed in eight crashes across Virginia during this year's Labor Day Weekend, four fewer than last year. Of the eight people killed in Virginia, two were in the Richmond area.
‘People need to see it’: How politics hung up a $42B Biden internet buildout
The 2021 infrastructure law contained tens of billions of dollars intended to help rural parts of the country like southwest Virginia — but mounting political snags will mean the administration will have virtually nothing to show for it by Election Day.
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