Nation Death rates, bedsores, ER wait times: Where every VA hospital lags or leads other medical care February 7, 2019Donovan Slack and John Kelly and James Sergent, USA TODAYComments Off on Death rates, bedsores, ER wait times: Where every VA hospital lags or leads other medical care A USA TODAY analysis of Veterans Affairs data provides the broadest picture to date of how each of 146 VA medical centers compares to non-VA care.