Central Ala. VA Leaders Put on Administrative Leave
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Southeast Network Director of the Veterans Administration says two leaders at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System have been placed on administrative leave.
Regional Director Charles Sepich said the facility’s director Charles Talton and its chief of staff Cliff Robinson have been put on administrative leave. The move comes after a federal audit highlighted long wait times for veterans looking for care at facilities the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System operates in Montgomery and Tuskegee.
Robin Jackson has been named acting medical center director and Srinivas Ginjupalli has been named acting chief of staff.
Sepich says VA officials are taking a closer look at facility operations and is working to maintain veterans’ trust.
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