SD delegation attempts to halt VA hospital closure

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

SD delegation attempts to halt VA hospital closure
: July 31, 2014

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's congressional delegation is inviting the new Veterans Affairs secretary to the state.

The invitation to Robert McDonald is intended to prevent the closure of Veterans Affairs medical facilities in the western part of the state.

Sens. Tim Johnson, John Thune and Rep. Kristi Noem say they want McDonald to visit the VA hospital in Hot Springs.

The VA has served veterans in Hot Springs for more than a century but now wants to move some services to Rapid City. The Hot Springs VA hospital that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places would be shuttered, and an outpatient clinic would be opened.

The state's congressional delegation opposes the plan.


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[Lost In America]

1. Typical Bagger Behavior.

Screech and screech about shutting down the government and every man for himself and pull yourself up by your own bootstraps.

Then Lord save the man that tries to take their gimmedats.

Our nation cannot be rid of this disease soon enough.

[freshwest]

3. +1

[geretogo]

2. Good bye America .

[prairierose]

4. There are a couple of different problems here with this particular hospital.....

One is that more and more vets are moving to the Hills so the market for the VA keeps growing but fewer of them seem to be moving to the southern Hills. The VA hospital was built in the very late 19th century. It was built to house a large population that needed the services of a sanatarium so it was a large hospital. It is also a huge beautiful building. I would really hate to see it boarded up and replaced by the small clinic that they say is all that is needed there now. It is a beautiful building that should be refurbished and used rather than boarded up which is the current plan. And that is why various groups are trying to save it.