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505983 1 (1979-07-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtdc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OmCE WASIHNToN. DC. OW- / JUL 2 5197 Mr. Allan L. Reynolds The Inspector General Veterans Administration Dear Mr. Reynolds: We have completed a limited survey of'the Veterans Administration (VA) radiology program at VA central office and the radiology service units of the Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh# Pennsylvania, VA Medical Centers. We found that the Cleveland VA Medical Center's $1.5 million expansion of its radiology facility may no longer be justified based on recent patient workload data. In addition, the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center spent about $350,000 to replace existing radiological equipment. However, due to conflicting information relating to replacement of the equipment at the center, it is difficult to determine whether all of the equip- ment had to be replaced when it was. VA needs to periodically reassess expansion plans and equipment needs of VA radiology service facilities to ensure that the investment of resources is warranted. Cleveland VA Medical Center At the Cleveland VA Medical Center the radiology service uhit in 1974 took steps to expand its facility from 7 to 12 examination rooms and augment its x-ray equipment inventory. This project was estimated to cost about $1.5 million--about $450,000 to renovate five rooms and about $1,050,000 for new equipment. This expansion had been justified by the center and approved by VA central office at a time when there was an upward trend in the number of radiology examinations, conducted. The expansion justification submitted by the Cleveland medical center showed that about 228 examinations per day were being conducted, and projected that by 1976 daily examinations would reach over 400. According to VA central office officials, once an expansion plan is approved, updated assessments regarding the need to expand are not required.

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