The VA Office of Inspector General found inadequacies in the mental health services provided for veterans following an unannounced inspection of the facility in October, where the hospital was found to have a lack of required patient screenings and mental health evaluations.
Veterans deemed “at risk” by hospital staff should be subject to a suicide risk assessment within the same calendar day, according to VA policy. The inspector general’s report found that roughly 25% of veterans at the hospital did not receive their mandated same-day screenings, which exceeds the policy’s 10% grace rule.
