Damning Report Prompts Ouster of Urena At VA

Gov. Charlie Baker voiced "full confidence and faith" Wednesday in Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders, Urena's superior in the Cabinet.

JUNE 24, 2020.....The independent investigation by a former U.S. prosecutor into the Holyoke Soldiers' Home concluded that two key dynamics led to at least 76 veteran residents dying from COVID-19: repeated errors made by the facility's leaders and poor oversight of that leadership team by the Baker administration.


Veterans' Services Secretary Francisco Urena resigned Tuesday, a day before a report was released detailing poor oversight of the Holyoke Soldiers' Home. [Photo: Antonio Caban/SHNS/File 2016]