# VA - 22-02604-74 - 02
> **Closed** recommendation · 2023-04-11
**Report:** Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans’ Hospital Missed Opportunities to Distribute Excess Ventilators during the COVID-19 Pandemic ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/34805))
**OIG report number:** 22-02604-74
**Recommendation number:** 02
## Text
Determine whether the remaining ventilators are required to support the hospital’s mission. If excess ventilators are identified, perform procedures to turn them in for reassignment, reutilization, or disposal in accordance with VA Handbook 7002.
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