Army Hospital Chief Removed From Post
QuestionGirl March 1st, 2007 - 4:37 pmThat’s nice…..now get rid of Kiley. He has GOT to go!!!! He knew and didn’t give a damn. But what do they do instead????
Several lower ranking people at the hospital have also been relieved of their duties, Gates said last week.
The Army said its surgeon-general, Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley, would take temporary command of Walter Reed.
As in all things, shit rolls downhill.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Army’s top hospital was removed from his post on Thursday after troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan were found to be living in shoddy conditions and struggling with a complex bureaucracy.
An Army statement said top officials had lost confidence in Maj. Gen. George Weightman’s ability “to address needed solutions for soldier outpatient care” at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
“The care and welfare of our wounded men and women in uniform demand the highest standard of excellence and commitment that we can muster as a government,” Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.
“When this standard is not met, I will insist on swift and direct corrective action and, where appropriate, accountability up the chain of command,” he said in a statement.
Problems at the hospital were brought to light by a Washington Post investigation published last month. It found that recuperating soldiers were living in a dilapidated building infested with mice, mold, and cockroaches.
The newspaper also found wounded troops forced to untangle a web of bureaucratic red tape to obtain benefits and treatment as they coped with physical and psychological trauma.
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