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MWD-75-83 1 (1975-05-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaegb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: PbTRLLER GE NERiAL OF THE UNITELD STATES Y - P ~~ WASH INGTON., D.C. 2054 Q-- ~ ~RELEASED B-133044 RAY 5 1975 The Honorable David E. Satterfield IIT i Chairman, Subcommittee on Hospitals Committee on Veterans? Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: On April 22, 1975, your staff requested certain information we had gathered on theadequacy of medical staffing in selected Veterans Administration hospitals7 Specifically, you were interested in --the budget process for estimating and requesting medical staff for the hospitals; --the difficulties the agency has in recruiting professional medical staff, particularly physicians; and --hospital officials' views on the adequacy of hospital staffing for direct medical care. As discussed with the Committee staff, we had done some limited work in these areas at 15 hospitals. Our purpose was to obtain first- hand information on staffing problems fiom those who carry out the day-to-day medical system. In the budget process area, we developed information on the number of medical personnel (1) requested by all the Veterans Administration's hospitals, (2) as revised by its central office, and (3) actually included in its budget submission. In the adequacy of staffing area, we interviewed various hospital officials--such as directors, chiefs of services, and physicians--to obtain their views on how well the hospitals were staffed and what were the causes of any shortages. According to hospital officials that reported staffing shortages, the shortages were caused by budgetary constraints, recruitment difficulties, and increased workload. ~~O~~ooMIJD-75-83

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