Martinsburg VA Medical Center among facilities cited in national mental health report – WV News

Martinsburg VA Medical Center among facilities cited in national mental health report  WV News

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Martinsburg VA Medical Center documented required risk-benefit discussions for newly prescribed central nervous system medications 82 percent of the time, according to a national Department of MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Martinsburg VA Medical Center documented required risk-benefit discussions for newly prescribed central nervous system medications 82 percent of the time, according to a national Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General report released Thursday. A Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General report reviewed 50 electronic health records across 10 VHA facilities. While the VA Tampa Healthcare System was the only facility to reach the 90% compliance benchmark, Martinsburg VA Medical Center recorded the second-highest compliance rate at 82%.

Nine facilities fell below the target threshold. Source: VA Office of Inspector General Report (Oct. 2026) The finding comes from a review synthesizing results from 10 Veterans Health Administration healthcare system inspections conducted between January 2024 and August 2025. Analysts reviewed 50 randomly selected electronic health records at each facility, including Martinsburg, using a 90 percent compliance benchmark. Nine out of the 10 inspected facilities failed to hit the 90 percent mark for documenting medication risk-benefit conversations before administering new central nervous system treatments. Martinsburg’s 82 percent compliance rate was the second-highest among the inspected sites. Compliance rates for documenting risk-benefit discussions across the inspected