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Politics Drives VA Hospital Locations Across States
The Veterans Administration faced criticism over placing hospitals for political reasons. Examples include a Salisbury North Carolina neuropsychiatric center amid medical center calls for Durham or Winston-Salem, a Miles City Montana 100 bed facility opposed by Montana Senator Murray, a Dublin Georgia hospital staffed from other VA sites, and Augusta Georgia’s ramshackle navy facility slated for replacement in Atlanta.
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Veterans Hospitals
Paul Magnuson
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans
Carl Gray
Muley
Bob Doughton
V. A
Salisbury
N. C
Durham
Winston-Salem
Duke University
Wake Forest College
Gordon Gray
Bob
Minot
North Dakota
Murray
Vinson
Dublin
Navy
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Armed Services Committee
Magnuson
Budget Bureau
Augusta
Navy Hospital
Atlanta
Emory University