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Report critical of ex-leader at veterans home torn by COVID

The Holyoke Soldiers' Home is seen in this aerial photograph, May 29, 2018, in Holyoke, Mass. The Massachusetts Inspector General released a report Friday, April 29, 2022, highly critical of the selection process for the superintendent of a veterans care center at which nearly 80 veterans died after falling ill with the coronavirus. The report detailed critical shortcomings in the management of the Holyoke Soldiers' Home as well as concerns regarding the supervision of the superintendent prior to the pandemic. (Patrick Johnson/The Republican via AP, File) FILE - Bennett Walsh, then superintendent of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Mass., speaks at a 9/11 ceremony, on Sept. 11, 2019, in West Springfield, Mass. The Massachusetts Inspector General released a report Friday, April 29, 2022, highly critical of the selection process for the superintendent of a veterans care center at which nearly 80 veterans died after falling ill with the coronavirus. The report detailed critical shortcomings in the management of the Holyoke Soldiers' Home as well as concerns regarding the supervision of the superintendent prior to the pandemic. (Don Treeger/The Republican, File)
Report critical of ex-leader at veterans home torn by COVID