VA OIG Hospital Inspections 2026: What Inspectors Found at Each VA Facility
Updated Nov 1, 2026 | Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG)
This page tracks VA OIG hospital inspections 2026: every VA OIG healthcare facility inspection published this year. The Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General had released 61 Healthcare Facility Inspection reports for 2026 as of Nov 1, 2026. Each row gives the report date, VA medical facility, state, OIG report number, number of OIG recommendations and the topic areas behind them, plus a link to the official report on vaoig.gov. Across all 61 reports, inspectors made 148 recommendations. 15 facilities received none.
How to read this table: the recommendation count comes from the official report. It is not a quality rating or ranking of a hospital. Key findings are short summaries of the topic areas the OIG listed, so read the full report for details. Rows are sorted newest first.
2026 VA OIG Healthcare Facility Inspections by Facility
| Report date | Facility | State | Report no. | OIG recs | Key finding (OIG topic areas) | Official report | Our coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System | Utah | 26-00685-08 | 1 | Culture: establish trust and a culture of safety | VA OIG report | Read our story |
| Oct 29, 2026 | VA Chicago Healthcare System | Illinois | 26-00063-07 | 1 | Integrated care: schedule community care appointments within seven days | VA OIG report | Read our story |
| Oct 19, 2026 | VA Maryland Health Care System (Baltimore) | Maryland | 26-00044-209 | 5 | Emergency pull cords, test result workflows, panel size, community care scheduling, clinic security | VA OIG report | Read our story |
| Oct 19, 2026 | VA Phoenix Health Care System | Arizona | 26-00041-05 | 1 | Patient safety: service-level workflows for communicating test results | VA OIG report | - |
| Oct 9, 2026 | VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System (Omaha) | Nebraska | 25-00239-196 | 4 | Cleanliness and biohazard management, Legionella prevention, pharmaceutical waste, test result workflows | VA OIG report | - |
| Oct 8, 2026 | VA North Texas Health Care System (Dallas) | Texas | 26-00055-01 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Oct 6, 2026 | VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System | Pennsylvania | 26-00047-288 | 4 | Cleanliness, medical equipment inspection and testing, pharmaceutical waste containers, power strip safety | VA OIG report | - |
| Oct 5, 2026 | VA Columbia Missouri Healthcare System | Missouri | 26-00046-284 | 1 | Environment of care: clean and safe environment | VA OIG report | - |
| Oct 5, 2026 | VA Maine Healthcare System (Augusta) | Maine | 25-00244-289 | 2 | Test result communication policy, workflows and improvement actions | VA OIG report | - |
| Oct 2, 2026 | VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System (Bath) | New York | 26-00059-221 | 3 | Walkway slip hazards, expired supplies, repeat findings | VA OIG report | - |
| Oct 2, 2026 | VA Shreveport Healthcare System | Louisiana | 26-00057-170 | 2 | Test result workflows and performance data | VA OIG report | - |
| Oct 2, 2026 | VA West Texas Healthcare System (Big Spring) | Texas | 26-00040-285 | 5 | Legionella prevention, test result communication, oversight of clinical care quality | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 30, 2026 | William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (Madison) | Wisconsin | 25-00254-277 | 2 | Test result communication policy and workflows | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Central Virginia VA Health Care System (Richmond) | Virginia | 25-00213-242 | 2 | Test result communication policy and workflows | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (Little Rock) | Arkansas | 25-00203-180 | 3 | Temperature and humidity monitoring, liquid nitrogen storage and exit access, repeat findings | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 28, 2026 | VA Wilkes-Barre Healthcare System | Pennsylvania | 26-00056-280 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 28, 2026 | VA Amarillo Healthcare System | Texas | 26-00042-279 | 2 | Wall, floor and ceiling repair, clean/dirty separation, medication room temperature and humidity | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 28, 2026 | VA Bedford Healthcare System | Massachusetts | 25-00247-234 | 5 | Facility navigation, walkway repair, cleanliness, blocked exit paths, environment of care committee | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 25, 2026 | VA Albany Healthcare System | New York | 25-00256-276 | 4 | Protected health information, clean environment incl. food and medication refrigerators, test result data | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 25, 2026 | VA Milwaukee Healthcare System | Wisconsin | 25-00249-275 | 1 | Test result communication policy and workflows | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 25, 2026 | VA New Jersey Healthcare System (East Orange) | New Jersey | 25-00242-195 | 11 | Safety and cleanliness, fire doors and sprinkler testing, repeat findings, test results, root cause analyses, adverse event disclosures | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 23, 2026 | VA White River Junction Healthcare System | Vermont | 26-00084-274 | 1 | Detectable warning surfaces | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 23, 2026 | VA NY Harbor Healthcare System | New York | 26-00053-273 | 3 | Cleanliness and safety, privacy, test result workflows | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (Tucson) | Arizona | 26-00045-263 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 4, 2026 | VA Tuscaloosa Healthcare System | Alabama | 26-00038-262 | 2 | Storage of cleaning supplies, test result workflows | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Salisbury VA Health Care System | North Carolina | 26-00030-213 | 2 | Clean environment, privacy curtains | VA OIG report | - |
| Sep 4, 2026 | VA Philadelphia Healthcare System | Pennsylvania | 25-00255-206 | 2 | Surveillance system, securing portable liquid nitrogen tanks | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 28, 2026 | VA Mountain Home Healthcare System | Tennessee | 25-04252-256 | 1 | Service-level workflows for communicating test results | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (Prescott) | Arizona | 26-00052-251 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 26, 2026 | VA New Mexico Healthcare System (Albuquerque) | New Mexico | 26-00043-232 | 1 | Service-level workflows for communicating test results | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 26, 2026 | San Francisco VA Health Care System | California | 26-00032-248 | 4 | Fire doors, test result policy and workflows, Patient Centered Management Module data | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 26, 2026 | VA Lebanon Healthcare System | Pennsylvania | 25-00259-250 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 14, 2026 | VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (Honolulu) | Hawaii | 25-04253-243 | 1 | Service-level workflows for test result communications | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 13, 2026 | VA Houston Healthcare System | Texas | 26-00029-236 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Montana VA Healthcare System (Fort Harrison) | Montana | 25-00258-217 | 1 | Clean patient care areas, separate clean and dirty storage | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 13, 2026 | VA Kansas City Healthcare System | Missouri | 25-00204-215 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 11, 2026 | VA Asheville Health Care System | North Carolina | 25-04052-222 | 4 | Eyewash stations, blocked walkways and exits, test result policy and workflows | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 11, 2026 | VA Syracuse Healthcare System | New York | 25-00246-220 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 7, 2026 | St. Cloud VA Health Care System | Minnesota | 25-00252-204 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 7, 2026 | VA Wichita Healthcare System | Kansas | 25-00250-210 | 2 | Test result workflows and monitoring of test result data | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Bay Pines VA Healthcare System | Florida | 26-00033-168 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Alaska VA Healthcare System (Anchorage) | Alaska | 25-00248-162 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Jul 16, 2026 | VA San Diego Healthcare System | California | 25-00253-156 | 4 | Soiled/clean equipment, ice machine cleanliness, oxygen tank storage, test result policy | VA OIG report | - |
| Jul 16, 2026 | VA El Paso Healthcare System | Texas | 25-00193-155 | 2 | Clean and safe environment, secondary toxic exposure screenings | VA OIG report | - |
| Jun 22, 2026 | VA Wilmington Healthcare System | Delaware | 25-00257-149 | 1 | Service-level workflows for communicating test results | VA OIG report | - |
| Jun 18, 2026 | VA Dayton Healthcare System | Ohio | 25-00251-124 | 1 | Clean and well-maintained patient care areas | VA OIG report | - |
| Jun 16, 2026 | VA Illiana Healthcare System (Danville) | Illinois | 25-00240-125 | 1 | Navigational signs | VA OIG report | - |
| May 28, 2026 | Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System (Charleston) | South Carolina | 25-00237-112 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Tomah VA Health Care System | Wisconsin | 25-00216-101 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Mar 20, 2026 | VA Fayetteville Coastal Healthcare System | North Carolina | 25-00195-65 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Mar 12, 2026 | VA Palo Alto Health Care System | California | 25-00241-73 | 4 | Shared bathroom access, exterior doors, clean/dirty storage, test result workflows | VA OIG report | - |
| Mar 12, 2026 | VA Loma Linda Healthcare System | California | 25-00208-64 | 8 | Dementia unit shower safety, ED privacy, eyewash stations, test result policy and metrics, safety council attendance | VA OIG report | - |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Lovell Federal Healthcare System (North Chicago) | Illinois | 24-00614-72 | 3 | Endoscope storage, test result workflows, External Peer Review Program | VA OIG report | - |
| Feb 24, 2026 | VA Beckley Healthcare System | West Virginia | 25-00245-60 | 0 | No recommendations | VA OIG report | - |
| Feb 24, 2026 | VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (Aurora) | Colorado | 25-00200-48 | 10 | Liquid nitrogen, expired supplies, medication labels, radiology staffing, community care imaging, primary care staffing | VA OIG report | - |
| Feb 12, 2026 | VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (Reno) | Nevada | 25-00243-56 | 2 | Medical equipment storage, test result workflows | VA OIG report | - |
| Feb 12, 2026 | VA Central California Health Care System (Fresno) | California | 25-00214-61 | 7 | Signs, privacy curtains, expired and damaged medications, primary care and HUD-VASH staffing | VA OIG report | - |
| Feb 3, 2026 | VA Battle Creek Healthcare System | Michigan | 25-00238-44 | 4 | Clean and safe environment, equipment maintenance, repeat findings, test result workflows | VA OIG report | - |
| Feb 3, 2026 | VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (North Las Vegas) | Nevada | 25-00215-32 | 1 | Labels for reusable medical equipment | VA OIG report | - |
| Feb 3, 2026 | VA Indiana Healthcare System (Indianapolis) | Indiana | 25-00207-36 | 2 | Clean environment and repeat findings, laboratory scheduling change | VA OIG report | - |
| Jan 28, 2026 | VA Central Alabama Health Care System (Montgomery) | Alabama | 24-03419-34 | 15 | Warning surfaces, toxic exposure screening training, test results, sentinel events, emergency response, BLS certification, panel sizes | VA OIG report | - |
Which 2026 VA inspections had the most OIG recommendations?
By number of recommendations only (not a quality ranking):
- VA Central Alabama Health Care System (Montgomery), Alabama: 15 recommendations (report 24-03419-34)
- VA New Jersey Healthcare System (East Orange), New Jersey: 11 recommendations (report 25-00242-195)
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (Aurora), Colorado: 10 recommendations (report 25-00200-48)
- VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, California: 8 recommendations (report 25-00208-64)
- VA Central California Health Care System (Fresno), California: 7 recommendations (report 25-00214-61)
Which VA hospitals are under investigation?
A healthcare facility inspection is not a criminal investigation. VA OIG inspects VA medical facilities on a routine cycle and publishes a report with recommendations for each one. The table above lists every 2026 Healthcare Facility Inspection report the OIG has published so far. Criminal cases the OIG investigates are listed separately on our VA fraud cases 2026 page.
Who is the VA Inspector General, and who does the VA OIG report to?
Cheryl L. Mason is the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs. VA OIG says she was confirmed by the Senate on July 31, 2025 and sworn in on August 4, 2025. The OIG describes its job as independent oversight of VA, and says it discloses risks it finds to veterans, the public, VA and Congress. It also sends Congress a Semiannual Report. Sources: Meet the Inspector General and Mission, Vision, and Values.
What does a VA OIG healthcare facility inspection look at?
2026 reports review areas such as culture, environment of care (cleanliness and safety), patient safety (including how test results reach patients), and access to care, including community care scheduling. Each report lists its recommendations. One recommendation can cover a single item, so a higher count is not a grade.
How do I file a VA OIG complaint?
Use the VA OIG Hotline. VA OIG says it accepts electronic complaints through its web forms. It also lists phone 1-800-488-8244 and mail: VA Inspector General Hotline (53H), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20420. The hotline is not a crisis line. Veterans in crisis should contact the Veterans Crisis Line at veteranscrisisline.net.
More: all VA Headlines reports | VA fraud cases 2026 | Official list: vaoig.gov reports
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