Arkansas system good

Re the “Dedicated employees” letter by Don Blaylock concerning the Little Rock VA Hospital: I, too, want to stand up and add my voice about the care we have received at the Little Rock and North Little Rock VA hospitals.

My brother did not want to go in for medical care until he had almost hit the bottom on the health scale. I have been to the VA Hospital in Little Rock and North Little Rock with such frequency in the last nine months that I have commented that I should apply for a job. In other words, my opinion is not based on a one-time visit.

The care we have received has been excellent and we have been given appointments in a timely manner. My observation is that these Central Arkansas hospitals have a very high volume of patients, and 99.99 percent of the patient-level employees have been fantastic in their treatment of my brother. (In an organization of this size, there will always be an occasional employee having an off day or administrative issues.)

We do not take the medical care and patient respect that we have received for granted. We are very thankful. Just because a few hospitals in the United States have been an administrative disaster does not mean that all VA hospitals fall in this category. The Arkansas system has been very good to us. LINDA GUNN Sherwood