CHARLESTON â West Virginiaâs four VA medical centers were named in a nationwide lawsuit filed in federal court last week alleging a number of facilities have not responded to public information requests seeking wait times and other records related to patient care.
The lawsuit claims the four hospitals are among 14 veteran health care facilities ducking Freedom of Information Act requests filed by Americans For Prosperity, a political advocacy group. The foundation filed the lawsuit last Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, naming the federal Department of Veterans Affairs and listing the four centers within the 26-page complaint.
HUNTINGTON Brian Nimmo is the director of the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center in Huntington. Nimmo is also a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. Navy
Jennifer Barlett, chief medical officer for the Barbour Community Health Association in Belington, W.Va., delivers the keynote address during Marshall Universityâs Joan C. Edwards School of Medicineâs first white coat ceremony for its inaugural class of physician assistant students on Friday, May 14, 2021, at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center in Huntington.
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