DECATUR, Ga. — The Atlanta Veterans Affairs hospital is implementing new safety and security improvements after an 11Alive News investigation revealed reports of staff members being injured on the mental health floor.
In that investigation, VA mental health nurse Latisha Shannon said that she was attacked by a patient and suffered PTSD in addition to her physical injuries.
She alleged the VA did not investigate the attack thoroughly. When she requested the surveillance video of her attack be reviewed to analyze police and staff response time, she was told the camera system on the floor didn’t record…