Unfortunately, VA hospitals have had deep budget cuts over the years. Perhaps now that there is war going on they are being reinforced financially. It is a pity that after the war(s) we are now involved in those cuts will go back into place and become even deeper if I know this corporate culture of ours. Too bad government has become the ire of so many. The fact is, most government programs ran just fine in the past. These attacks on the government from without have been to try to slowly tear it down through sabotage from corporate lawyers being elected to our congress in an to attempt to privatize it. We all lose when that happens.