Veterans Affairs health care worker says she received a letter from the agency notifying her that she would be terminated—just one day before she was scheduled to testify at a congressional hearing about how the VA treats other whistleblowers.
A Department of Veterans Affairs health care worker said she received a letter from the agency on Monday notifying her that she would be terminated, just one day before she was scheduled to testify at a congressional hearing about how the VA treats other whistleblowers.
Aghevli first reported concerns over hospital waitlists in 2014, just as a national scandal erupted over wait times, amid allegations patients had died waiting for care at a VA facility in Phoenix. Aghevli said the VA has"engaged in continuous retaliation" against her in an apparent effort to oust her from the agency ever since she first reported her concerns, including being stripped of patient-care privileges and assigned to do"menial administrative tasks."
"The reasons set forth by the Agency for proposing Dr. Aghevli's removal are without merit and cannot be the actual reasons for proposing her removal." "So basically, what they say is I shouldn't have followed up with this high risk veteran in a community hospital, despite everything the VA says about following up with high risk veterans," she said."The VA says that we should engage them, keep them involved in care and provide proper mental health treatment."
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