title: VHA's mission: institutional integrity, non-abandonment and VHA special emphasis programs.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lomax
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Garthwaite
mesh_terms: D004991:Ethics, Institutional; D035082:Federal Government; D033161:Government Regulation; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D028681:Moral Obligations; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010360:Patient Transfer; D009272:Persons; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D040841:Resource Allocation; D012945:Social Values; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D035862:Vulnerable Populations