Parents who lost their son to what they say was a mixture of painkillers prescribed at the Tomah VA medical center are speaking out after hearing that the doctor who gave him the drugs is set to practice medicine again.
A federal investigation in the Tomah VA is set after a report indicated the possible over medicating of patients.
Medical Center Director Mario DeSanctis said the Tomah VA knew about the rise in opiate prescriptions and conducted its own internal investigation because of it.
The head of the Tomah VA is speaking out for the first time since allegations of over-prescribing opiates surfaced at his facility.
Wisconsin native William Hansen has received care and worked at the Tomah VA for decades. A portion of that time was spent with psychiatrist and chief of staff Dr. David Houlihan.
