“V. A. Hospital—making the war your 2nd worst experience”

“V.A. HOSPITAL—MAKING THE WAR YOUR 2ND WORST EXPERIENCE” is a saying that has been printed on an image. The “joke” is that Veterans Health Administration hospitals are terrible.
 
The image is from the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, the episode “Havana Wild Weekend” that originally aired on November 13, 2016.
 
     
Wikipedia: Veterans Health Administration
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) led by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health that implements the healthcare program of the VA through a nationalized healthcare service in the United States, providing healthcare and healthcare-adjacent services to veterans through the administration and operation of 146 VA Medical Centers (VAMC) with integrated outpatient clinics, 772 Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC), and 134 VA Community Living Centers (VA Nursing Home) Programs. It is the largest division in the department, and second largest in the entire federal government, employing over 350,000 employees. All VA hospitals, clinics and medical centers are owned by and operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (as opposed to private companies), and all of the staff employed in VA hospitals are federal employees .
       
Wikipedia: Havana Wild Weekend
c is the seventh episode of the twenty-eighth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 603rd episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Bob Anderson and written by Deb Lacusta, Dan Castellaneta, and Peter Tilden. It aired in the United States on Fox on November 13, 2016.
 
In this episode, the Simpson family goes to Cuba to get Grampa medical care where he meets an old friend and becomes infatuated with a bar matron. Stacy Keach and Deb Lacusta guest starred. The episode received mixed reviews.
     
The Simpsons Tapped Out Addicts
Episode Recap: “Havana Wild Weekend” (S28:E7)
Posted on November 21, 2016 by The Wookiee
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What to do? As a “veteran of every branch of the service,” Grampa should be able to get care at the Veteran’s Adminsistration (VA) Hospital. Here’s where Wookiee leans forward to see how bad they get roasted and laughs at the callback joke to Grampa’s war stories. Lisa points out that the VA has been called “America’s Shame” but Homer points out that that could be a lot of things. Why do I just picture a nun chasing America and calling out shame repeatedly all of a sudden? Anyhoo… the family heads to the VA Hospital (Making the War Your 2nd Worst Experience) and Grampa is all set to see the doctor undressed and sitting on an exam table.
 
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B.S. McLean
@bs_mclean
Welcome to the VA, where we make war your 2ND worst experience in life.
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AvaArmstrong,🇺🇸Author
@MsAvaArmstrong
Oct 11, 2021
Who has a job that provides healthcare for life?
CONGRESS DOES.
Congress voted themselves healthcare for life. And it wasn’t Obamacare.
Healthcare for life should only be a benefit for those who serve in the military - the best private healthcare possible.
11:37 PM · Oct 11, 2021
 
Reddit—TheSimpsons
cybernewtype2—February 10, 2022
Nailed it.
(“V.A. HOSPITAL—MAKING THE WAR YOUR 2ND WORST EXPERIENCE” is shown on an image.—ed.)
   
Reddit—TheSimpsons
[deleted]—August 9, 2022
Name your favorite sign gag!
COMMENTS
RachelPalmer79
VA HOSPITAL: Making the war your 2nd worst experience.
donottouchwillie1
That one aged way too well, sad now.
tOaDeR2005
It’s pretty timeless really.
 
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shepy
29 apr 2023
V.A. HOSPITAL MAKING THE WAR YOUR WORST EXPERIENCE
 
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Steve the Bookwyrm🇵🇷🇺🇲
@Sandman_Slim101
It is absolutely horrible that the VA makes the war your second worst experience…
4:44 PM · Nov 1, 2023
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Drew Beckmann
@beckmann_drew
There’s a joke in the veteran community about the VA and what should be their slogan…“The VA, making the war your 2nd worst experience in life.”
5:45 PM · Nov 1, 2023