The Department of Veterans Affairs is notifying approximately 7,600 veterans who have had colonoscopies at the York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn., or had endoscopies at the Augusta, Ga.-based Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers that they may have been exposed to an infection. For more information, patients of The York VA Medical Center can call 1-877-345-8555, Mon. through Fri., 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., CST. Patients of the Augusta Ga. VA can call (706) 731-7229 or 1-888-483-9674 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday-- after hours, call 1-800-836-5561.
Correction: Please Note that this article is not about New York State veterans as the original title reflected. We apologize for the confusion.
