‘Falsifying temps’: Palo Alto VA fires veteran who captured hospital allegedly storing food unsafely

A veteran and well-known Bay Area restaurateur says he was fired as a volunteer at the Palo Alto VA Hospital after documenting food that was allegedly being unsafely stored and served to patients. And while the VA denies the allegations, the hospital refuses to provide a copy of the inspection report it claims it passed six months before the allegations surfaced.

“They don’t care! They don’t care,” said Dennis Berkowitz. “It’s below health standards for anyone… especially for patients who are already vulnerable.”…

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