The VA hospital in Denver has the largest cost increase among the four. The total project costs were up by 144 percent, from $325 million to $585 million. Also, the project, which was initially scheduled to be complete by February 2014, is now estimated to be complete by April 2015.
The current estimated cost of the VA hospital in Orlando is $362 million more than its initial estimated cost, and it now totals $616 million. It was initially slated to open in April 2010, but will now be complete by July 2013.
The VA hospital in Las Vegas saw an 80 percent increase in costs from its initial estimates. It now totals $585 million and will open in June 2014, five years after its initially projected completion date.
Finally, the VA hospital in New Orleans saw a $330 million increase in costs from $625 million to $995 million. Its projected date of completion has been pushed back from December 2014 to February 2016.
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4 VA Hospital Construction Projects Are Over Budget, Delayed:
GAO Report
Four of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ largest medical
facility construction projects have significant cost increases and time delays,
according to U.S. Government Accountability Office reports from April 4 and May 7.
The VA hospital in Denver
has the largest cost increase among the four. The total project costs were up
by 144 percent, from $325 million to $585 million. Also, the project, which was
initially scheduled to be complete by February 2014, is now estimated to be
complete by April 2015.
The current estimated cost of the VA hospital in Orlando is $362 million
more than its initial estimated cost, and it now totals $616 million. It was
initially slated to open in April 2010, but will now be complete by July 2013.
The VA hospital in Las
Vegas saw an 80 percent increase in costs from its
initial estimates. It now totals $585 million and will open in June 2014, five
years after its initially projected completion date.
Finally, the VA hospital in New Orleans saw a $330 million increase in
costs from $625 million to $995 million. Its projected date of completion has
been pushed back from December 2014 to February 2016.
More Articles on VA Hospitals:
New Policies at Texas
VA Hospital Lead to 82% Decrease of Infection by Multidrug-Resistant Organisms
Review of VA Hospitals Shows Incorrect Surgical Procedures
Are Declining
VA System Limits Types of Surgery Allowed at Each Hospital
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