Attrition, hiring freezes, and fears of layoffs have medical staff at VA hospitals across the country worried.

VA Nurses Protest Staffing Shortages They Say Pose Risks to Patient Safety. In this July 16, 2019 photo provided by the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System as patient is checked by nurse Renee ...

An IG report from May 2022 painted a similar workforce picture at the Northport VA, also noting staffing shortages in radiology, food service, medical records, medical supplies and engineering.

Staffing shortages among the 386,000 VA employees are “a root cause for many of the problems in veterans’ care,” said Inspector General Michael J. Missal.

The Veterans Health Administration is facing medical staffing shortages, according to a VA Office of Inspector General report that found severe personnel shortages in fiscal 2024 impacting ...

As a result of staffing shortages and full caseloads for providers, VA Loma Linda officials in May 2022 paused enrollment for new patients at the five STGi-operated clinics and began referring ...

In FY 2018, the VA OIG reported 3,068 positions open deemed to be a “severe occupational staffing” shortage. This number has been reduced year-over-year to 2,152 in FY2021.

"Staffing shortages are a real thing. Full stop," VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy said after a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new 32nd Street VA Clinic in Phoenix.

During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing last month, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) sparred with Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins over staffing shortages at the VA.

Virginia State Police graduates its largest class since 2018 with over 100 new troopers, reducing agency vacancies to 260 after years of recruitment challenges.

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is facing growing pressure to fix the embattled agency – and union members who work at the VA have taken to the streets to express their frustration with ...