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Inspectors rate Omaha VA hospital in top 10 percent

Sioux City Journal - 4/11/2018

OMAHA - Officials say the Omaha veterans hospital was rated in the top 10 percent nationwide after a surprise inspection.

The Omaha World-Herald reports that the Department of Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System achieved a top five-star rating. That's up from a three-star rating in 2015.

A newly released report says the system was among the 10 best in two categories: speedy access to specialty care and low rate of readmission for the same problem within 30 days. It trailed other VA hospitals and systems in the turnover rate of registered nurses and mental health coverage in rural areas.

The audit didn't cover unauthorized waiting lists for psychotherapy treatments at the Omaha hospital or for certain eye exams, which were discovered by Nebraska-Western Iowa VA officials last year.

-- Associated Press