Sharon Smith was charge of the Phoenix VA but was formally fired there . At a congressional hearing in September , the VA inspector general Richard Griffin said long wait times at the Phoenix VA , some of which were hidden from VA headquarters , contributed to patient deaths . That particular VA hospital had 3,500 patients waiting for treatment on secret lists .
Sharon Smith was charge of the Phoenix VA but was formally fired there . That particular VA hospital had 3,500 patients waiting for treatment on secret lists .