Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Medications missing from Chicago Health Department Warehouse

The Chicago Tribune reports:
An audit has determined that thousands of dollars of vaccines and medications have expired and have gone missing from a Chicago Health Department warehouse because of poor record-keeping.

The $3 million cache of drugs and medical supplies for the city's health clinics was created to save the city money. The audit conducted by Inspector General David Hoffman in 2007 and recently released, concluded neither goal was accomplished.

The audit found $529,000 worth of drugs purchased by the city expired before they could ever be dispensed to patients. It also determined at least $639,000 worth of vaccines could have been stolen.
Stolen! Anyway,this is the a little taste of what's coming with Obama-Daschle style health care.What could be more inefficient than government workers(who aren't on a profit motive) running something? No word yet from any Roti family members on this one.