Suzanne Gordon

On April Fool’s Day, over a hundred veterans, former VA employees and local healthcare activists met at a Veterans Town Hall in the Veterans’ Memorial Building in Santa Rosa, California.  The meeting was called to alert veterans and the local<br> Read More »

Most VA doctors and nurses don’t spend their lunch hours attending rallies in front of their hospital or clinic.  They’re too busy charting, catching up on research, or reaching out to patients.  On Wednesday January 15th,  however, about 50 nurses,<br> Read More »

WHAT’S UP WITH VA PRIVATIZATION EFFORTS… Steve Early and I have been writing on the current “existential threats” to the VHA healthcare system. Our reporting on current efforts to ignore the Red Team report have been published in The American

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This past Memorial Day, Americans honored the many military service members who died for their country. Thanks to the robust programs at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) – the healthcare system run by the Department of Veterans Affairs –there are<br> Read More »

The Truth Behind Nurses Week (May 6-12) Since 1990, when the American Nurses Association declared that an entire week – from May 6-12th (the birthday of Florence Nightingale) — would be dedicated to celebrating the nation’s nurses, hospitals and other<br> Read More »

When it comes to the healthcare problems of military veterans, one issue has dominated both media and Congressional attention:  veteran suicide.  Death by suicide is not, of course, unique to those who have served in the military.  It is the<br> Read More »

It’s 7:30 in the morning on June 6th and the San Francisco VA Medical Center at Fort Miley is enshrouded in early summer fog.  A group of veterans stand at the entrance to the hospital holding banners proclaiming, “Save Our<br> Read More »