Congressman Michael Turner | Proudly Serving Ohio's 10th District

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  • Turner Announces House Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on Dayton VAMC
    Apr 27, 2011 - In response to Congressman Turner’s March letter requesting a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing examining medical safety practices at VA medical facilities, the Committee has announced it will conduct an oversight hearing entitled, “Sacred Obligation: Restoring Veteran Trust and Patient Safet... More
  • Turner Statement on VA OIG Report
    Apr 25, 2011 - Congressman Mike Turner released the following statement upon reviewing the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General’s Oversight Review of Dental Clinic Issues at the Dayton VA Medical Center: “This report documents a leadership failure at the Dayton VA Medical Center. However, thi... More
  • Turner Statement on GDAHA Interim Report
    Apr 22, 2011 - Congressman Mike Turner released the following statement upon reviewing the interim report on the Dayton VA Medical Center, as conducted by the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association. The report indicated the more veterans are at risk than have been notified, and additional testing is needed: "Upo... More
  • Turner Requests Additional Documents from VA on Behalf of GDAHA
    Apr 8, 2011 - Congressman Mike Turner sent a letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki requesting additional documentation surround the VA’s investigations at the Dayton VA Medical Center. The request comes from the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA) – a community health organization which ... More
  • Turner and Brown: Establish Regional Task Force to Ensure Patient Safety at Dayton VA
    Apr 7, 2011 - Following reports of two patients who tested positive for hepatitis B due to improper infection control practices at the Dayton VA Medical Center’s dental clinic, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (OH-3) today urged U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shins... More
  • Shinseki to Turner: National Investigation Board Possible Pending OIG Findings
    Mar 22, 2011 - Congressman Mike Turner released a letter he received from Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki in response to his concerns about the noncompliance with basic medical safety standards at the Dayton VA Medical Center. In response to the lawmaker’s request for a national level investigation, Secre... More
  • VIDEO: Press Conference After Meeting with the Dayton VA
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  • VA Obstructs Congressmen’s Efforts to Investigate Dayton Facility
    Mar 12, 2011 - Last night, Congressman Mike Turner received word that the Department of Veterans Affairs has refused to make former Dayton VA Medical Center Guy Richardson available to meet with Turner and the Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Jeff Miller, as had been planned for Monday, March 14th... More
  • Turner Statement on Dayton VA Director Change
    Mar 11, 2011 - Congressman Mike Turner released the following statement upon the news that Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) Director Guy Richardson has been promoted to the Veterans Integrated Service Network which oversees the Dayton VAMC: “Promoting Director Richardson during this investigation is w... More
  • Turner Statement on VA Missing Deadline to Turnover Investigation Documents
    Mar 11, 2011 - Congressman Mike Turner released the following statement upon the Department of Veterans Affairs missing the Friday, March 11 deadline to turnover copies of the investigation reports surrounding the events at the Dayton VA Medical Center Dental Clinic: “Upon receipt of the initial letter to the VA a... More