tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post723657307215352140..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: Dr. Chacko On Indefinite Administrative Leavemike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-73837791643040970342010-01-16T10:05:18.492-08:002010-01-16T10:05:18.492-08:00Liberal VA management? You must be kidding! Chac...Liberal VA management? You must be kidding! Chacko is a lunatic that must be destroyed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-65007804166894081622009-12-19T09:00:50.977-08:002009-12-19T09:00:50.977-08:00FISCON1 Volpe has a personal vendetta against Chac...FISCON1 Volpe has a personal vendetta against Chacko. Instead going after the corrupt liberal Pittsburgh VA management which is the real story, he attacks a Veteran, Chacko.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-74560749030651383742009-12-19T08:57:41.689-08:002009-12-19T08:57:41.689-08:00Moreland should have been terminated. He misleads...Moreland should have been terminated. He misleads and gave false testimony to congress. Instead of termination, he was promoted to VISN 4 director. The VA is broken, and is managed by idiots like Moreland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-86006107631719713982009-11-06T15:24:03.538-08:002009-11-06T15:24:03.538-08:00Sounds like VA Pittsburgh has issues with administ...Sounds like VA Pittsburgh has issues with administration, radiology, legionella etc. Have you considered doing a blog on corruption in the VA? Considering the Obama administration is using the VA as a model, I think it needs to be exposed. Shinseki only seems to do something when he is forced to by the senators/congressmen..look at NY Times article regarding Illinois VA. <br /><br />A blog about the corruption in Radiology at the Pittsburgh VA would be nice as well for starters...would offer us some insight and other side of the story from an non-biased blogger. Sounds to me like the whole department has issues and Dr.Chacko is at the helm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-1225684903541295282009-10-24T21:05:39.496-07:002009-10-24T21:05:39.496-07:00Over? Done?Over? Done?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-44774615018250377722009-10-07T10:16:12.633-07:002009-10-07T10:16:12.633-07:00This is what happens when politicians get involved...This is what happens when politicians get involved in making decisions that should best be left to those who know something about the issue at hand. I believe senator Miller had an axe to grind in his decision based on charges he has against another VA leader. If any information is proved true regarding Chacko, then all these politicians should get a good smack down as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-17489378603182546052009-10-05T00:04:32.697-07:002009-10-05T00:04:32.697-07:00Aside from Chacko there are several more stories t...Aside from Chacko there are several more stories that could come out of Lahey. The best preparation would be to read Kafka.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-40472005957541208952009-10-04T23:12:08.767-07:002009-10-04T23:12:08.767-07:00It doesn't excuse Chacko's crass behavior,...It doesn't excuse Chacko's crass behavior, but Lahey's procedure vis-a-vis firings and security is also rather idiotic. A similar action just occurred on September 8th. I agree this may be a little irrelevent to Chacko's story, but I just wanted to give some extra background details. Not meant to detract from Mike's points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-31390520546641945382009-10-04T21:47:17.580-07:002009-10-04T21:47:17.580-07:00I'm not sure if that's true and it's r...I'm not sure if that's true and it's rather irrelevant even if it is. She wasn't simply "escorted out". She was carried out while screaming obscenities at the top of her lungs and scaring the entire hospital. That's a lot different than having security walk with you while you leave quietly which is the way I assume that most are conducted.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-57792627292963908542009-10-04T20:20:21.577-07:002009-10-04T20:20:21.577-07:00Readers might be interested to know that Lahey'...Readers might be interested to know that Lahey's standard procedure when firing someone is to escort them out by security. This makes for a lot of drama and makes it seem like the employee can't be trusted to pack up quietly. This was probably necessary in Chacko's case but is usually corporate and administrative idiocy. Just a small footnote. <br /><br />I don't know what other hospitals do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-12853853787126395112009-10-04T15:33:13.074-07:002009-10-04T15:33:13.074-07:00I think like isn't the right term. I certainly...I think like isn't the right term. I certainly like to refer to them. They are crass and that, in and of itself, speaks volumes. It's not professional to swear at the top of your lungs in front of the entire staff of the hospital. So, that's first. Second, when someone is carried out of their employer screaming obscenities, that's inherent evidence that things didn't end well there. That's second. Third, because that was heard by the entire staff, that was easy to confirm. <br /><br />If you are carried out of your employer by security yelling obscenities that says so much. First, you don't behave. Second, you burnt all bridges. Third, you don't care at all about anyone around you. Fourth, if future employers know about this, they can't possibly hire you.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-81398787109720195322009-10-04T15:15:57.352-07:002009-10-04T15:15:57.352-07:00Mike, you seem to like Chacko's final words at...Mike, you seem to like Chacko's final words at Lahey. Other than being crass do these words have any special meaning for us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-29408402886371906492009-10-04T09:41:09.960-07:002009-10-04T09:41:09.960-07:00I'd like a seat at that hearing. To be fair to...I'd like a seat at that hearing. To be fair to Dr. Chacko, when I spoke with her she told me that she needed to consult with her attorney before she could speak with me. So, her silence could be at the advice of her attorney. That said, she was quoted in a Montana area article about a year ago and that article was largely positive towards her. <br />http://www.montanastandard.com/articles/2008/09/04/area/hjjbjajfjjgbea.txt<br /><br />I don't want to speculate about what she is thinking about right now but I do believe she's a psychopath and I don't think she'll give up without a fight. Either way, there are a lot of people that have a lot to answer for and so this must not get buried. Even if she were to retire quietly that would still leave far too much unanswered. There's a lot still to understand here. I am all for any hearings and even more for them if I'm allowed to attend.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-80292913895776392512009-10-04T08:58:48.772-07:002009-10-04T08:58:48.772-07:00Dr. Chacko deserves a fair hearing, with witnesses...Dr. Chacko deserves a fair hearing, with witnesses called and both sides being able to present their cases in a neutral hearing.<br /><br />Having said that, she will never participate in such a hearing, because she has now lost the upper hand. Up until Mike's account of her history, with people Chacko has lied about, humiliated and ruined, she always found some way to have the upper hand.<br /><br />I suspect she realizes the jig is up. An innocent person would clamor for a public hearing of some kind. Her silence to date speaks volumes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-2228853144033097212009-10-04T00:06:05.527-07:002009-10-04T00:06:05.527-07:00It will be interesting to see what she tries to do...It will be interesting to see what she tries to do next. What's up her sleeve?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-9667626659545686552009-10-03T18:16:30.531-07:002009-10-03T18:16:30.531-07:00Congratulations Mike!!
I only hope that Chacko doe...Congratulations Mike!!<br />I only hope that Chacko does not 'pop up' somewhere else. Could you circulate your articles to ALL VA hospitals, and maybe to ALL state medical licensing boards, or get some-one else to do it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-45965299351390549782009-10-03T14:42:00.821-07:002009-10-03T14:42:00.821-07:00Someone suggested a central database though I don&...Someone suggested a central database though I don't have any information that her license has been revoked by any state. It's also been suggested that in medicine they should outlaw settlements in which both sides must remain silent. I can tell you that if this case was fully explored, there would be a lot of issues raised that could help the medical field. I believe that Dr. Chacko manipulated all sorts of weaknesses in our system and if we can examine this a lot of issues can be brought to the surface.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-27840200806784871532009-10-03T14:18:38.071-07:002009-10-03T14:18:38.071-07:00I personally believe there should be one US medica...I personally believe there should be one US medical license. This case points out the problems with the state system. On the one hand a person can get a fresh start in another state. On the other hand a bad apple can keep rolling until he/she runs out of states.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-32595752901956263942009-10-03T13:53:55.138-07:002009-10-03T13:53:55.138-07:00All of this information should go to every state m...All of this information should go to every state medical board where Chacko is licensed. Her professional societies should also be made aware since most have clauses requiring good moral character. <br /><br />Mike should also consider sharing this story with a larger audience for example 60 minutes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com