Quality of Care Issues St. Louis VA Medical Center St. Louis, Missouri and Minneapolis VA Health Care System Minneapolis, Minnesota. Healthcare Inspection

摘要

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of Healthcare Inspections conducted an inspection to determine the validity of allegations regarding quality of care at the St. Louis VA Medical Center, John Cochran Division, St. Louis, MO (St. Louis VA). A patient alleged that the St. Louis VA surgically removed his bladder and created a neobladder (a bladder using a portion of intestine) in 2007 without his consent. He also alleged that the St. Louis VA did not provide pain medication after the surgery.