Kirk Responds to Allegations of Secret Waiting Lists at Hines VA Medical Center

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)  released the following statement regarding allegations that officials at the Hines VA Medical Center in Chicago use secret waiting lists to conceal long wait times for veterans seeking medical care:

“I am concerned about credible reports of secret wait lists at Hines VA, similar to the lists used in Phoenix. Sharon Helman, the current Phoenix VA Director responsible for overseeing the secret wait lists and neglect of veterans’ care, was also the Director at Hines from February 2010 to February 2012. The Inspector General should immediately broaden its investigation to include Hines VA and to deliver a swift and immediate report.”