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Collapse raises questions about VA hospital upkeep

Poor maintenance may have caused a 20-foot section of plaster ceiling to suddenly collapse at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Montrose Thursday. The collapse injured two patients as they walked

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May 28, 2014, 4:58 PM

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