Filming of TV show superseded veterans care at Los Angeles VA
By Mary Lou Byrd | Washington Free Beacon
The filming of a TV series that took over the entire second floor of a Los Angeles VA center and conferences attended by VA health care providers — which included topics on how to plan a party — contributed to the delay of care for veterans, according to interviews with VA staffers and veterans.
Dr. Roy Marokus, who currently serves in private practice, told the Free Beacon that veterans were denied care because of a mandatory conference he attended last March.
Marokus said veterans’ appointments were cancelled so VA medical providers could attend the two-day conference. Medical providers at the VA Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where Marokus briefly worked, and providers at all other VA medical centers in the Veterans Integrated Services Network, attended the conference.
A review of the paperwork handed out during the conference showed topics included advice on how to plan a party and asked the medical staff to explore, “What Color is Your Personality?”
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