Pennsylvania VA center needs improvement, investigators report

The Veterans Affairs center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. needs to make some improvements to better serve the nation's veterans, investigators found in a report by the department's Office of Inspector General.

The center needs to ensure all mental health patients receive a follow-up no more than seven days after being discharged, and it needs to notify colorectal cancer patients of test results in a timely manner, the watchdog office said.

Investigators found that the medical center's nursing staff and management of medication were both acceptable.