Healthcare Inspection: Suicide After Hospitalization at a Veterans Health Facility

摘要

The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Healthcare Inspections, conducted an evaluation to review the care of a patient who committed suicide after treatment and discharge from a Veterans Health Care facility (the medical center). The medical center provides medical, surgical, and mental health services. It operates 72 beds and provides services at five community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs). The medical center is affiliated with a University for Medical Sciences and supports a limited family practice residency program.