Should Eric Shinseki – and others – Resign?

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Who he Is – Wither the VA Imbroglio

ShinsekiAccording to Wikipedia; Eric Ken Shinseki (/ʃɨnˈsɛki/; born November 28, 1942) is a retired United States Army four-star general who has served since 2009 as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

His final U.S. Army post was as the 34th Chief of Staff of the Army (1999–2003). He is a veteran of combat in the Vietnam War, where he sustained a foot injury.

Assessment

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki testified on Thursday May 15, 2014 for the first time since a burgeoning scandal broke on allegedly deadly health care delays in the VA system, as he faces calls for his resignation and demands that the VA immediately improve the way it treats America’s vets.

And so we ask in this opinion poll:

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Members of the ME-P community called for the resignation of former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

Link: Should HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius be Replaced?

Will our ME-P readers make the correct call; or not?

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14 Responses

  2. Ann Miller RN MHA, on May 16, 2014 at 6:51 PM said:

    He is outta there!

    No, not Eric, yet!

    But, Dr. Robert Petzel, the undersecretary for health at the VA, did just resign in the wake of allegations that employees in the VA health-care system kept unauthorized patient appointment wait lists that made wait times seem shorter than they actually were.

    http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304908304579566153942396282

    Ann Miller RN MHA

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  3. Zane, on May 16, 2014 at 10:37 PM said:

    Hold your Horses,

    This “resignation” was really a pre-planned retirement announced three weeks ago with a replacement waiting in the wings.

    http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/va-hospital-scandal/top-veterans-official-resigns-amid-claims-poor-care-n107551

    So, no accountability here. No “rolling heads”.

    Zane

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  4. Chet, on May 19, 2014 at 3:53 PM said:

    More Problems at the VA

    Add Albuquerque, New Mexico’s to the growing list of VA hospitals accused of keeping secret waiting lists to hide delays for veterans seeking medical care.

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/18/exclusive-v-a-scandal-hits-new-hospital.html?utm_source=Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+5.1.14&utm_campaign=11713&utm_medium=email

    Last month, word broke that the VA hospital in Phoenix kept a secret waiting list that allegedly led to dozens of preventable deaths. Since then five other facilities have come under fire, leading to calls for VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to step down.

    Chet

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  5. Perry, on May 20, 2014 at 10:47 AM said:

    The Veterans Administration Scandal

    Implications for Health Reform and A Call for Clinical Research Into the Reported Death Rate.

    http://diseasemanagementcareblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-veterans-administration-scandal.html

    Perry

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  6. Stuart, on May 21, 2014 at 1:30 PM said:

    Is today – the day?

    ES is meeting with President Obama later today!
    Will we be saying Bye-Bye?

    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Nope .. not yet!

    http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/obama-va-misconduct-i-will-not-tolerate-it-n111031

    Stuart

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  9. Joe, on May 30, 2014 at 5:59 PM said:

    Jay Carney,

    He is outta there, too. Bye-bye White House press secretary. Replaced by Josh Earnest.

    Joe

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  10. Martin, on June 24, 2014 at 5:06 PM said:

    V.A. Whistleblower Identifies Herself
    [Ordered to keep lists]

    A scheduling employee for the Phoenix VA Health Care System disclosed Monday that she was the keeper of a “secret list” of veterans who waited months for medical care.

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/23/phoenix-va-whistleblower/11297069/?utm_source=Copy+of+6.17.14&utm_campaign=11713&utm_medium=email

    She also accused others of altering records after the scandal broke to try to hide the deaths of at least seven veterans awaiting care.

    A fascinating video.

    Martin

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  11. Jane, on June 29, 2014 at 9:52 PM said:

    Obama to Nominate Robert McDonald as Head of Veterans Affairs

    The White House nominates former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald secretary of Veterans Affairs, according to a senior official.

    http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/obama-nominate-robert-mcdonald-head-veterans-affairs-n143906

    Jane

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  12. Brook, on July 3, 2014 at 12:37 PM said:

    Veterans Affairs Medical Inspector Retires After Scathing Report

    Did you know that the chief medical inspector for the Department of Veterans Affairs retired, following a report that his office downplayed whistleblower complaints outlining serious problems at VA facilities across the country, according to acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson?

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2014/07/02/va-medical-inspector-out/12119071/

    Dr. John R. Pierce had served as medical inspector since 2004 and was deputy medical inspector for two years before that.

    Brook

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  13. Sarah, on July 4, 2014 at 11:48 AM said:

    More VA Shame

    A veteran who just collapsed in an Albuquerque Veteran Affairs hospital cafeteria — 500 yards from the emergency room — died after waiting about 20 minutes for an ambulance.

    http://news.msn.com/us/veteran-dies-waiting-for-ambulance-in-va-hospital

    Sarah

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  14. Brenda, on July 5, 2014 at 4:13 PM said:

    More on Shinseki’s Resignation

    The VA system represents government bureaucracy and inefficiency at its finest. At the Edward Hines VA Hospital, in the president’s home town of Chicago, only one-fourth of their 4,230 employees are actually providing primary medical care.

    What are the other 75 percent of employees doing? Shuffling papers, creating secret wait lists, or holding meetings?

    http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2014/07/shinsekis-resignation-rearranging-titanic-deck-chairs-va.html

    So, is this just rearranging titanic deck chairs at the VA?

    Brenda

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