The new Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Grants Pass has added about 145 patients since moving to bigger and better-equipped quarters in April, but needs another doctor to get up to full speed.
Nationally, the VA is grappling with a scandal over long waiting lists and allegations that paperwork was faked to make delays appear shorter.
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