2012? 2013? The troops were sent in 2001 and since we had the statistics from Vietnam, it looks like there should have been something in place all these years instead of excuses for why there was nothing done. So where is plan B? Where is what they need to get them by between now and the day all of these hospitals are finally built? What are they supposed to do between now and then? The bigger question is, how many more will die between now and then, end up homeless and see their families fall apart? What are they supposed to do when they needed help years ago? Wait longer?
$800 Million VA Hospital Doesn't Include Money For PTSD
Congressman Calls Decision Negligent
By Lance Hernandez, 7NEWS Reporter
DENVER -- When officials broke ground on the new $800 million VA Medical Center, many veterans assumed that a residential treatment center for those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder would be built in the new hospital.
But several were surprised to learn this month that the hefty price tag does not include the PTSD treatment center.
“This is beyond comprehension,” said Rep. Mike Coffman, who is himself a veteran of the gulf war and of the war in Iraq.
VA officials told 7NEWS that “major construction funds” can’t be spent on the residential treatment facility, but that the facility will be built.
“The PTSD residential program is a crown jewel of VA in eastern Colorado,” said Lynette Roff, director of the VA’s eastern Colorado health care system. “We are very committed to making sure it is included in our new facility and that it continues to grow.”
Roff said the VA has applied for separate funds for a stand alone facility which will be constructed just to the north of the new hospital.
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When it comes to diagnosing veterans, with mental illnesses,psychiatrist need to be on board with clinical diagnostic testing.Psychiatry is the only department that diagnoses based on symptoms alone, which could lead to unneeded medications and a waste of tax payer dollars. Veterans, who served this country should be placed first, without a conflict of interest,inside the VA system which can lead to compromised patient health & safety.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right. My biggest complaint is that when they are looking for any other illness, they can find it if it is PTSD because all the symptoms can point to other illnesses. If they are not looking for any traumatic events, they find something else and then treat the wrong illness but the meds end up masking the root of it all.
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