Pulling the Plug: Factoids
-
163
Number of hospitals among the 5,007 buildings in the VA health system, the world's largest.
-
14,925
Number of hospitalized VA patients on an average day-down from 91,878 35 years ago.
-
52%
Increase in outpatient visits the VA handled per year between 1994 and 2003.
-
$1 million
Amount the VA spends each day maintaining unneeded buildings and land.
-
5.2 million
Number of patients the VA will treat in 2005, a 20 percent increase over 2001.
NEXT STORY: Not Just for Soldiers