Dallas VA medical center catches originator of racial slurs

Dallas VA medical center catches originator of racial slurs

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Racial slurs were recently found written on a board in an operating room at Dallas Veterans Administration Medical Center. The words startled workers at the hospital, and police are interviewing anyone who had access to the room. The slurs, seen in a photograph provided to News 8, were discovered by a nurse written on a dry erase board in an operating room at Veterans Hospital on Lancaster Road.

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by BRETT SHIPP

WFAA

Posted on July 19, 2012 at 9:12 PM

DALLAS - The person who wrote racial slurs in an operating room at the Dallas Veterans Affairs Hospital last month has confessed.

A hospital officials tell News 8 Thursday a hospital employee was responsible. The employee has been placed on administrative leave while officials determine appropriate action.

The VA will mandate employees attend a diversity workshop beginning next month.

E-mail bshipp@wfaa.com

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