VA Health Care: VA Plans will Delay Establishment of Hawaii Medical Center.

Abstract

This report discusses the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) current plans for increasing VA's presence in Hawaii by establishing a medical center there. We have prepared it in partial response to your broader request that we assess the effects of employee-mandated health insurance on the demand for VA services. We will be reporting separately on the results of that broader review. With respect to the planned Hawaii medical center, this report discusses whether: VA could increase its presence in Hawaii and provide acute and long term care services to the state's veterans sooner than currently planned, VA has accurately projected its acute care bed needs in light of the Hawaii health insurance mandates, and Excess bed capacity exists at the Department of Defense's (DOD's) Tripler Army Medical Center that could be used to meet those needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA247299

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitalizations
  • Hospitals
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Medical Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Physicians
  • Task Forces
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Strategic Security Studies