Los Angeles VA hospital delays more than 80 surgeries due to insect infestation

(By Megan Knowles for Becker’s Hospital Review)

The Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Medical Center closed operating rooms for a total of 22 days between November 2016 and February 2018 due to an ongoing insect infestation, delaying 83 surgeries, according to an investigation by CBS Los Angeles. Continue reading article here…

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