Healthcare Inspection – Alleged Quality of Care Issues, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Bay Pines, Florida

In response to an inquiry from the office of Congressman Vern Buchanan, the OIG conducted a review of allegations at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Bay Pines, Florida. We administratively closed this review on June 27, 2011, because Healthcare System leadership had taken appropriate actions, and we made no recommendations. On July 12, 2011, we notified Congressman Buchanan that we had administratively closed this review. In addition to posting this review on our website, OIG has distributed copies of this review to VA and Veterans Health Administration officials, congressional committees, national veterans service organizations, the Government Accountability Office, and the Office of Management and Budget.