On February 28th, 2015, the G. V. Sonny Montgomery Foundation recognized and honored some outspoken veterans and whistle-blowers like Erik Heron and Charles Sherwood. Sherwood testified in front of the House Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs. The information these individuals provided led to massive changes to V.A. Hospitals nationwide leading to improvements in medical care for veterans.
From WLBT News:
JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – Some V.A. Hospital whistleblowers were recognized Saturday.
The V.A. Sonny Montgomery Veterans Hospital is one of many V.A. hospitals around the country that have undergone big changes. The changes came after claims of fraud, falsified appointment records, and other problems.
The claims were brought by outspoken veterans and whistleblowers like Erik Heron and Charles Sherwood. Sherwood testified in front of the House Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs.
On Saturday morning, a handful of those brave people were honored by the G.V. Sonny Montgomery Foundation. Awards were handed out at Lou’s Full-Serv Restaurant in Jackson.
“My little bit of testimony primarily pointed out the fact that there was a systemic problem in the V.A. because all senior V.A. executive compensation was tied to these performance measures (which were inflated). The system was very easy to game, and that apparently was happening around the country,” Sherwood tells us.“We’ve made progress on this. The V.A. has begrudgingly made some improvements. But the attitude has gotten better lately,” Heron says.
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