Issue Position: Military Hospitals

Issue Position

Congressman Darrell Issa, last Saturday, paid a visit to Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton to hear directly from Marines recovering from wounds suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan about their recovery experience.

Rep. Issa and key members of his staff toured the hospital and visited with doctors, staff, and patients at the Patient Services Center, the Physical Therapy Clinic, the Mental Health Clinic, the Postpartum Ward, the TRICARE Service Center, and the Patient Support Center.

Congressman Issa also visited with Marines staying at the Camp Pendleton Wounded Warrior Clinic. The Wounded Warrior Project provides programs and services designed to ease the burdens of the wounded and their families, aid in the recovery process, and smooth their transition back to civilian life.

"I understand that Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton has had difficulty recruiting neurologists and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Counselors due to shortages of highly qualified individuals but I have not been told of Walter Reed-like problems here or at other military recovery facilities in San Diego," said Issa. "I was shocked when I learned that servicemembers recovering from wounds were forced into terrible living conditions and their cases mishandled at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. I want to make sure any problems here in San Diego are quickly identified and addressed."

Congressman Issa is requesting that anyone with information about serious shortcomings in military health facilities helping wounded servicemembers bring these problems to his attention by contacting his Director of Constituent Services Amy Walker at 760-599-5000 or by e-mailing militaryheroes@mail.house.gov.

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