 Across the street from the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, around a dozen nurses rallied to call attention to what they believe is a staffing crisis at the hospital. This week, two reports were released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General. One revealed cardiothoracic surgeries were paused at the VA for nearly a year around 2023 and that all cardiothoracic surgical staff had either resigned or were terminated in that time.