couple hundred veterans came here to address their concerns directly to new acting director lawrence connell. connell took time to address each veteran's question tonight as many shared their dawnlting experiences at the medical center. he says processes are now in place to ensure providers have needed supplies to treat patients. and this town hall meeting hosted by the american lee leemingon comes less than a month after a scathing report revealed veterans were potentially in danger due to a slew of negligen shortage of surgical supplies and dirtyy equipment and storage areas. and investigators also found recalled supplies ■and products still in stock. all that has reportedly been fixed. anteold director was ousted and more firings could be imminent. >> in addition to removing the former medical center director three d.c. va medical center employees with responsibility for acquisition, storage and distribution of inventory received proposed removelees and inventory management system called generic inventory package known as gip has been built and had operational as of today. >> the american

for veterans and care they receive n a town hall meeting last night acting medical director lawrence connellly dangerous conditions at the center have now been fixed. it comes after an inspector general's report found such things as dirty storage areas improperly stored and dirty supplies. however, some who attended last night's meeting say it's a systemic issue. >> what he put over my husband's port on his arm, i mean, this -- this is just unbelievable. you don't do this to veterans. >> in addition to removing the former medical center director, three d.c. va medical center employees with the responsibility for acquisition, storage and distribution of inventory have received proposed >> acting director o'connell also insisted no patients were ever harmed despite these findings. steve, over to you. >> ♪ >> all right, a let's get right to it. morning line time right now. caps with their back against the wall on the brink of elimination you can shoot the penguins all you want outscoring them a different matter entire and that was the case last night. game four caps down two-nothing in the seco

veterans, to meet with the new va medical center direct he's an acting director eight this point lawrence connellle who said when they hear their dirty storage areas that are supposed to be sterile, there's dirty equipment and a shortage of surgical supplies that's just not acceptable. here now the director and before him some of the people who were complaining last night at this town hall. >> this is what he put over my husband's port on his arm. i mean -- this is just unbelievable. you don't do this to veterans. >> in addition to removing the former medical center director, three d.c. va medical for acquisition, storage and distribution of inventory have received proposd removals. >> reporter: so you see there have been some jobs lost. the top person here at the va hospital has been changed. mr. connell now the acting director. he said to the town hall last night the people gathered that no patients were harmed despite some of the examples that he heard. but, again, just more outrage here at the va which is suffered a black eye for a number of years now and this most recent complaint a string o