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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nAfter 207 days on administrative leave, Sharon Helman, the former director of the Phoenix VA hospital has finally been kicked to the curb. Helman presided over a corrupt system that the Office of the Inspector General found that neglected veterans waiting for their treatment, yet taxpayers continued all of this time to pay for her comfortable lifestyle for a few more months. from our friends at Concerned Veterans for America<\/a>;<\/p>\n Pete Hegseth, CEO of Concerned Veterans for America, issued the following statement in reaction to Helman\u2019s termination: <\/p>\n \u201cGood riddance.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough our VA Accountability Project, Concerned Veterans for America has fought to hold failing bureaucrats who have endangered the lives of America\u2019s veterans like Sharon Helman accountable for their actions. While we are pleased that Ms. Helman has finally been fired, we are frustrated that it took 207 days to happen. The fact that it took so long to fire someone responsible for such grave wrongdoings speaks volumes about the culture at the Department of Veterans Affairs\u2014an agency infected by corruption and void of transparency and accountability. <\/p>\n \u201cUnder her direction, employees at the Phoenix VA hospital were instructed to systematically falsify patient records and wait time data, and anyone who did not comply with these practices was punished. As a result of this manipulation and deceit, veterans\u2014men and women who fought to protect our country so people like Sharon Helman can live free\u2014died while Ms. Helman collected tens of thousands of dollars in bonuses and a six-figure salary. <\/p>\n \u201cSharon Helman is the poster child for VA dysfunction. Had she done the same thing in the private healthcare sector, she\u2019d be fired immediately and probably face criminal charges. We hope that Ms. Helman\u2019s termination is a signal that the Department of Veterans Affairs will begin to return to its mission of serving veterans, rather than protecting selfish bureaucrats only interested in serving themselves.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Firing Helman doesn’t fix the problems at the VA, but it’s a good first tiny little step.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"