The Nation - News from Feb. 24, 1985
An internal audit of Air Force medical facilities concluded that there was a “high potential” before March, 1984, for poor medical care to go undetected and uncorrected because of ineffective quality control. Twenty-five of 54 hospitals reviewed “had programs that were marginal or unsatisfactory,” it said. Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr said he was assured by the Air Force surgeon general that “corrective actions were implemented beginning in May, 1984.” Audits have found similar problems in the Army and Navy.
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