Tuscaloosa VA Director Moving to Augusta VA Hospital

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) – The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving the director of the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center to Augusta, Georgia, to run the troubled Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center.

The VA announced that Maria Andrews will move to her new job as director in Augusta within 30 days. She replaces Robert Hamilton, who resigned Nov. 30 after problems with long patient waits and treatment delays.

Regional VA Director Charles Sepich says Andrews has a proven track record as an exceptional health care leader.

Andrews has been running a 381-bed hospital with 1,000 employees. She will be taking over a 470-bed hospital with more than 2,400 employees.

 

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