And even though that sounds like it's quite some time away, planning for the staffing, quality care and operations of a facility of this scale and scope needs to start early. In William Beaumont, the VA hospital that will be adjacent to this new VA facility was $400 million over budget and was three years delayed. Thankfully, that's not the case with this facility. But as you can imagine, veterans have apprehension about making sure that the new facility is opened on time, on budget, with adequate staffing. (02:01–02:13)
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Asserts that William Beaumont VA hospital was $400 million over budget and three years delayed.
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