Dept. of Veterans Affairs ahead of health care staffing goals, for now

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Dept. of Veterans Affairs ahead of health care staffing goals, for now
By Leo Shane III
Feb 22, 11:41 AM
A staffer at the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Louisiana handles a veteran's MRI exam during a visit on Feb. 27, 2016. (VA photo)

Veteran Affairs officials are ahead on their health care hiring and retention goals for the fiscal year but will need to bring in more human resources personnel to keep pace with the staffing surges in coming months.

In a press conference with reporters on Tuesday, VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal said that the number of employees within the Veterans Health Administration right now is about 388,000, up more than 2% from the start of the fiscal year last October.

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