Healthcare Inspection - Community Based Outpatient Clinic Reviews Benton Harbor and Grand Rapids, MI; Terre Haute and Bloomington, IN; Yale and Pontiac, MI

As requested in House Report 110-775, to accompany H.R. 6599, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill, fiscal year (FY) 2009, the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) is beginning a systematic review of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs). The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Healthcare Inspections conducted a review of six CBOCs during the week of May 18–22, 2009. The CBOCs reviewed were Benton Harbor and Grand Rapids, MI; Terre Haute and Bloomington, IN; and Yale and Pontiac, MI. The parent facilities of these CBOCs are Battle Creek VAMC, Richard L. Roudebush (Indianapolis) VAMC, and John D. Dingell (Detroit) VAMC, respectively. The purpose of the review was to assess whether CBOCs are operated in a manner that provides veterans with consistent, safe, high-quality health care. The CBOCs and parent facilities are all part of Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 11.