title: Health care at the VA: recommendations for change.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas2Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor Colleg.
authors.forename: Faisal G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Bakaeen
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas4Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Alvin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blaustein
authors.affiliation: The Surgical Service, Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois6Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Melina R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kibbe
mesh_terms: D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D014850:Waiting Lists; D000078329:Workforce