MARION, Ill. - Federal inspectors have new concerns about the quality of patient care at the Marion VA Medical Center.

Four calls to the Department of Veterans Affairs anonymous hotline earlier this year triggered an inspection, along with allegations forwarded to the secretary of the department by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin's office.

The Marion VA is no stranger to patient care issues. From 2006 to 2007, nine patients died after surgery. A VA investigation blamed the negligence of a surgeon whose license had been pulled in another state.

Inspectors visited the Marion facility again this year around the first of March.

Their time centered around complaints about staff members, one of whom, they don't identify but refer to as Physician A.

They looked at three of that doctor's cases and found a problem with one.

In that case, one of Physician A's patients died during a routine procedure. The patient had a do not resuscitate order, yet staff tried to save the man while Physician A did nothing.

Inspectors said Physician A should have discussed the DNR order with that patient more fully in light of what should have been a low-risk procedure.

Inspectors also took issue with Physician A's qualifications. At the time of inspection, documents were not provided showing the doctor's competency to perform clinical procedures. The hospital found those papers after the inspection.

The report states at the time of the department's visit, there was no ICU director, and ICU beds were being used for general patients.

Also, the facility couldn't provide proof that doctors working on overnight shifts were trained in emergency airway management. That means making sure physicians had experience in intubating patients.

The spokesperson for the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General said as of right now there is no further inspection planned for the facility.

Since the inspection, hospital representatives tell Local 6 action has been taken to address the issues.

You can find a copy of the report here.