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Longtime hospital administrator Dr. David Shulkin, the current undersecretary of health for the Department of Veterans Affairs, has been tapped for secretary of the department, President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday.

Shulkin has a background in executive hospital leadership, at many hospitals across the country. He received his medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1986.

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  • I go to the N. Las Vegas beterans hospital and it sucks. I cannot get people to answer the phone after waiting over 40 minutes. I called patient advocate and they are not available. Your administrator needs to get off his ass and start fixing things. Our health depends on it so god nless us. No reply necessary do something constructive.

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