{"id":65454,"date":"2018-10-04T18:06:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T18:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/04\/here-are-the-best-and-worst-va-medical-centers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:32:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:32:58","slug":"here-are-the-best-and-worst-va-medical-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2018\/10\/04\/here-are-the-best-and-worst-va-medical-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are the best and worst VA medical centers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Veterans Affairs officials<\/a> claimed improvements at 66 percent of their medical centers across the country last fiscal year, with 18 earning the highest level of excellence in the department\u2019s internal ratings system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But nine others remain on the VA\u2019s list of underperforming facilities after getting the lowest possible rating. They include the embattled Washington VA Medical Center<\/a>, which sits just a few miles from the White House and has seen a series of leadership shake-ups in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The VA ratings \u2014 made public in 2016 after a USA Today report<\/a> on the internal scorecards \u2014 grade each of the locations on metrics like patient mortality, patient length of stay, reported accidents and patient satisfaction. Officials have said the system is used to collect best practices from high-performing facilities to use in underperforming ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\t