Communication breakdowns between two medical departments may have compromised the care of patients being treated in the Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, according to a new report by the VA Office of Inspector General.

But the report, released Monday afternoon, did not substantiate an unidentified complainant’s allegations linking the failures to four patients’ deaths at the VA Medical Center.

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Tags: Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City

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