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The Memphis VA Medical Center is the first hospital in the Mid-South to treat heart failure patients with a new technology that gives them a second chance at life.

A new procedure at the Memphis VA provides relief to veterans with COPD without surgery.

A new procedure at the Memphis VA provides relief to veterans with COPD without surgery.

Well, its the most disturbing story you will probably hear all day. new video he from inside the memphis v.a. shows hospital workers leaving paralyzed veterans abandoned sometimes for hours at a time. >> this happens every day. no one is here to us. if something happened, we are screwed. front desk area, no one attending at all. >> joining us now with his reaction is the executive deputy director of paralyzed veterans. himself a former marine as well. sherman guilliams jr. thank you for joining ...

In this case we are looking at one example of where a veteran with needs, needed to have someone at the bedside a little bit more frequently than at times past. this happens at spinal cord injury centers across the country. trying to determine how we in fact need to right size the staffing at the v.a. americans. >> you mentioned the v.a. a couple of times. we asked the v.a. for a statement. they provided one. they said in response to this oftentimes when staff are working at the bedside with pat...

Adjustments and they did send in a new team of clinics to take a look at this problem. its been in the works and getting resolved. but it is symptomatic of something thats been probably happening in v.a. far too long. and thats understaffing. and we heard deputy secretary sloan talk about managing to a budget instead of the requirement. i think at this point they are just now understanding that you have to manage to whats needed. take look at demand and determine whats needed and memphis, becaus...

>> veteran care delays were not enough the new trouble for the va this morning. >> first on this day back in 1492 christopher columbus sailed the ocean blue. he discovered what is known as haitis. >> in 1952 the abbott and costello show starts its run on syndicated tv.

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