Doctor fired at Helena VA hospital

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: Jul 8, 2009 at 7:19 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jul 8, 2009 at 7:19 PM MDT

HELENA - A physician at the Veterans Administration Medical Center at Fort Harrison was fired for delivering substandard care and falsifying medical records.

The VA's Office of Inspector General's report, released Wednesday, did not name the doctor, who was fired on March 13. The report said that a VA investigative team had "numerous additional concerns regarding the provision of care to veterans" in the medical specialty practiced by the fired doctor.

The report recommended the VA send a team of specialists to the facility west of Helena to review patient care in that doctor's medical specialty, which was not named.

A spokeswoman at the Fort Harrison VA center, Teresa Bell, declined to name the doctor. She said an "action plan" was developed to protect patients, but declined to provide any specifics on the plan.

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