Robert Parrish

Review of Durham Veterans Affairs Medica...

Could not be worse. As an honorably served Paratro...

Could not be worse. As an honorably served Paratrooper with more than twenty two commendations, I am appalled first, by the "assistants" that are not U.S. citizens, cannot, or will not use the English language, are being paid well with our tax dollars, but refuse to help in every capacity.
The signage doesn't match the department. Try to find endocrinology and you will end up in phlebotomy. Just one example of many. It's a poor reflection on the endocrinology staff member whom recently, (last week), told me to get my white cracker ass out of her chair. I'm 100 percent disabled and crippled. I'm also a very civil person. I immediately left and went to the advocate's office. How ironic it was to be telephoned from the clinic and asked to return before I was able to explain this racist comment and refusal of medical care even though I had an appointment.
My assigned primary care physician, Dr. India Reid, will not respond to secure messaging nor respond to my phone calls. She once responded after being asked to do so by an upper echelon. Avoid this doctor if at all possible. In my opinion, this doctor would be unemployable at any and all other health care facilities due to inabilities to perform or even pass the most basic middle school tests. The DVAMC is a perfect example of "affirmative action", that is, discrimination against more qualified individuals based upon the color of one's skin. The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. would be in tears if he saw the discrimination taking place today, and the poor treatment of veterans due to their skin color.
The director should be fired after my 92 yr. old step-father, decorated Green Beret, Special Forces, was deliberately pushed outside during a rainstorm while in a wheelchair, just hours after open heart surgery, just because he is a Native American. The perpetrator of this deed could not be subjected to administrative action because of his special status.
Most employees here are not veterans and care nothing about them at all, and in fact, hate them if it means they may be asked to work. It is nearly impossible to fire a government employee, especially if they are an affirmative action individual. Too bad we are not all held to the same standards and, in fact, less is expected from some than others due to discriminatory policies. I'm certain you will also conclude that upon interaction with these employees, you'll also "know", they were not even able to fill out their job application forms themselves.