Article: Federal Government Spares Walla Walla, Wash., Veterans Hospital.

By Jeff St. John, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

May 7--The Walla Walla VA Medical Center has been removed from a list of hospitals facing closure, U.S. Sen. Patty Murray announced Thursday, giving a victory to veterans groups and the Walla Walla community.

Anthony Principi, Veterans Affairs secretary, agreed Thursday that he would not accept a recommendation to close the hospital, said Murray, D-Wash.

Instead, Principi ordered a study to find the best way to handle the cost of the 84-acre Walla Walla facility and its aging buildings while preserving the same or better level of health care for 69,000 ...

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