VA hospitals do pretty darn well in a national survey

Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 12:38 p.m.

The Veterans Health Administration recently participated, for the first time ever, in an annual survey of hospital quality conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. VA did well. The survey is known as the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS). Starting off with the fact that this was not a VA survey, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Dr. Shereef Elnahal, the VA's top medical official.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices