We obtained inventory records from Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, which revealed hundreds of items, including pricey medical equipment, have gone missing. Our Investigative Unit combed through stacks of documents to see what was lost and never found. Announcer Valley Medical Center in san jose, or vmc, is the county hospital for santa clara, so its mostly funded by taxpayers, a total of 1. 2 billion each year, or 83 of the hospitals budget. But we discovered vmc and its clinics have a track record of losing track of their own equipment. Records we obtained from Santa Clara County show over the last 5 years, 383 items were reported as missing. Heart monitors, office furniture, microscopes, even an lcd projector all listed as utl, or unable to locate. And the county recorded the total Purchase Price for those items at over 11. 8 million. Paul first of all, i have to say that we take this very seriously. Bigad paul lorenz is the hospitals ceo, and agreed to sit down with us, along wit
That we take this very seriously. Announcer and you, the taxpayer, pay for it. [music] announcer heres nbc bay area Investigative Reporter bigad shaban. Bigad thank you for joining us. For the next 30 minutes, we investigate, exposing stories, uncovering issues, and Holding Government accountable. We begin with missing medical equipment, millions of dollars worth, paid for by taxpayers. We obtained inventory records from Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, which revealed hundreds of items, including pricey medical equipment, have gone missing. Our Investigative Unit combed through stacks of documents to see what was lost and never found. Announcer Valley Medical Center in san jose, or vmc, is the county hospital for santa clara, so its mostly funded by taxpayers, a total of 1. 2 billion each year, or 83 of the hospitals budget. But we discovered vmc and its clinics have a track record of losing track of their own uipment. Records we obtained from Santa Clara County show over the last 5