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Hearings

A Matter of Life and Death: Examining Preventable Deaths, Patient-Safety Issues and Bonuses for VA Execs Who Oversaw Them

Monday, September 9, 2013 | 9:00 AM 436 Grant Street

Opening Statement


Panel: 1

Brandie Petit, Veteran Family Member Atlanta, GA
Gerald Rakiecki, Veteran and VA Police Officer Buffalo, NY
Sydney N.W. Schoellman, Veteran Family Member Dallas, TX
Phyllis A.M. Hollenbeck M.D., FAAP, VA Primary Care Physician Jackson, MS
Bob (or Judy) Nicklas, Veteran Family Member Pittsburgh, PA
Accompanied by:
Judy Nicklas, Veteran Family Member Pittsburgh, PA
Maureen Ciarolla, Veteran Family Member Pittsburgh, PA

Panel: 2

The Honorable Dr. Robert A. Petzel, M.D., Under Secretary for Health Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs
Accompanied by:
Thomas Lynch, M.D., Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Operations and Management Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Michael E. Moreland FACHE, Network Director VA Healthcare (VISN 4) Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Leslie B. Wiggins, Medical Center Director Atlanta VA Medical Center Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Brian G. Stiller, Medical Center Director VA Western New York Healthcare System Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Jeffery L. Milligan, Medical Center Director VA North Texas Health Care System Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Joe D. Battle, Medical Center Director G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Charles Sepich, FACHE, Network Director VA Southeast Network (VISN 7)
James Cody, Interim Network Director VA Health Care Upstate New York (VISN 2)
Joe Dalpiaz, Network Director VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network (VISN 17) Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Lawrence Biro, Network Director VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network (VISN 17)
Rica Lewis-Payton, Network Director South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16) Veterans Health Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Terry Gerigk Wolf, Medical Center Director and Chief Executive Officer VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

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