Are they talking about the bats and rats? Or other "pests"....

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 09:54:29 -0400

The James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa, Florida, recently established "a multidisciplinary enviro-team — consisting of safety, infection control, environmental management and other services — that responds if a potential safety or environmental risk is reported," hospital spokeswoman Karen Collins said in an email to Military Times on Friday.

The Haley hospital had "dead rats falling from the kitchen ceiling" last month in addition to cockroaches found on patients' trays. Two months earlier, facilities management services "filled multiple buckets with roaches, dead rats and feces," the Tampa Bay Times reported.

http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/benefits/veterans/2015/07/10/va-pro-active-plan-in-place-to-eliminate-pests/29964703/

Plan in place to eliminate pests, VA says

The Veterans Affairs hospitals recently affected by bats, rats and other pests in Tampa and Kansas are quickly working to restore the affected areas within their facilities.

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Jul 13 at 2015 9:55 AM

SCPO David Lockwood — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 09:55:19 -0400

Sounds like a problem either way!

Response by SSG Izzy Abbass made Jul 13 at 2015 10:38 AM

SSG Izzy Abbass — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:38:03 -0400

Isn't Tampa getting a new VA Medical Center? In any event, I could see this happening in a lot of places.

Response by MSG Brad Sand made Jul 13 at 2015 12:57 PM

MSG Brad Sand — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:57:02 -0400

Nice...I do not see a problem with a hospital having such a pest problem. If they cannot even control the pest they can see, what is happening with those they cannot see?

Response by SPC Jeffrey Bly made Jul 13 at 2015 1:18 PM

SPC Jeffrey Bly — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:18:07 -0400

Tear it down. Build a new better updated facility. Something that doesn't look and feel like a 1960's Stephen King novel.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jul 13 at 2015 4:56 PM

PO1 John Miller — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:56:18 -0400

Bats, rats, useless government employees... Same thing!

Response by Sgt Spencer Sikder made Jul 16 at 2015 10:31 AM

Sgt Spencer Sikder — Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:31:27 -0400

Karen Collins is full of scat! The VA regulations and JCAHO guidelines has requirements under Environment of Care Standards that has a team comprised of Chiefs, Engineering, Environmental Management Service, Logistics, Safety, Quality Assurance, Nursing at least under the leadership of the Associate Director and they perform Environmental Inspection rounds bi-weekly. They are required to inspect each area of the facility at least twice annually. So why did it fail at Tampa and Kansas? Did we all forget about the 20/20 or 60 Minutes program from the 80's which showed similar deplorable conditions? WTF???