MALPRACTICE AGAINST JAMES A. HALEY VETERANS HOSPITAL

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Malpractice Claims or Suits Against -
JAMES A. HALEY VETERANS HOSPITAL
Tampa

A Malpractice Claim against the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital must first be presented in writing with proper supportive documentation to the proper person and department within the Veterans Administration for an administrative review. The claim must be presented within the two-year statute of limitations. The VA will then have 6 months to conduct its review, during which time it may ask for additional supporting information. At the conclusion of the administrative review, if the claim is not settled, then a malpractice lawsuit should be filed in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

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James A. Haley VAMC

13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.
Tampa , FL 33612
Phone: (813) 972-2000
Fax: (813) 972-7673

The James A. Haley VA Medical Center is a 327 bed tertiary care teaching hospital, with 300 authorized nursing home care beds (180 in Tampa, and 120 beds in Orlando). The full range of inpatient and outpatient care is provided including Medicine (111 beds), Surgical (61 beds), Psychiatry (50 beds), Neurology (7 beds), as well as a 60-bed Spinal Cord Injury Service, a 38 bed Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center. Tampa is also responsible for three major Satellite Outpatient Clinics located in Orlando, Port Richey, and Brevard (Viera) as well as two Readjustment Counseling Centers in Orlando and Tampa. Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) are located in various counties throughout Central Florida such as; Lakeland (Pasco), Brooksville (Hernando); Sanford (Seminole), Zephyrhills (Pasco) and in Kissimmee (Osceola). The Tampa VAMC and its facilities serves veterans in eight counties of Central Florida: Brevard, Hernando, Hillsborough, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Pasco, and Seminole. The estimated veteran population is 435,442.

AUTHORIZED BEDS

327 Authorized
300 Authorized/180 Operating Tampa, 118 Operating Orlando NHCU
60 Authorized/30 Operating Orlando Domiciliary

TYPE OF FACILITY

The hospital was activated in 1972 and is affiliated with the University of South Florida College of Medicine in North Tampa.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Some of the sophisticated capabilities and special programs available to patients are:
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardio-Pulmonary (Open Heart Surgery)
Outpatient Psychiatry
Partial Hospitalization - Acute Care
Partial Hospitalization - Extended Care
Mental Health Clinic
Domiciliary (Orlando)
Electron Microscopy
Geriatric Psychiatry and Geriatric Medicine Hand/Orthopedic Surgery
Hemodialysis Center Self Dialysis
Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program
Home Dialysis Training
Hospital Based Primary Care
Intensive Care Units
Medical
Surgical
Coronary
Vietnam Veterans Outreach Centers (Tampa & Orlando)
Lithotripsy
Nursing Home Care Unit (Tampa and Orlando)
Nuclear Medicine Service
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Radiation Therapy
Rehabilitation Medicine
Respiratory Therapy/Pulmonary Function Lab
Speech Pathology
Spinal Cord Injury Center
SCI Home Care
SCI Respiratory Dependency
Stereotactic Surgery
Traumatic Brain Injury Center (TBIC)
Planned: Assisted Living Facility (ALF) in Brevard (Viera)

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