Article Archive:: September

How VA Hospitals Became The Best
No longer a nation's shame, veteran care is acing competitors
By DOUGLAS WALLER (from Time Magazine)
"Private hospitals, which make their money treating people who come to them sick, don't profit from heavy investments in preventive care, which keeps patients healthy. But the VA, which is funded by tax dollars, 'has its patients for life,' notes Kizer, who served in his post until 1999. So to keep government spending down, 'it makes economic sense to keep them healthy and out of the hospital.' "

The VA became the best, and it might just be due to its unique niche. The VA hospitals have attributes that private hospitals don't have.